"WY" meaning in English

See WY in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WY
  1. Abbreviation of Wyoming, a state of the United States of America. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Wyoming (extra: a state of the United States of America) Categories (place): States of the United States, Wyoming, USA
    Sense id: en-WY-en-name-RzY69bOC Disambiguation of States of the United States: 97 3 Disambiguation of Wyoming, USA: 97 3
  2. Initialism of West Yorkshire, a metropolitan county in northern England. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: West Yorkshire (extra: a metropolitan county in northern England)
    Sense id: en-WY-en-name-B3Io2uJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75

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