"WY" meaning in English

See WY in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WY
  1. (postal) Initialism of Wyoming: a state of the United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Wyoming (extra: a state of the United States) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-WY-en-name-kqMFlLji Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of the United States, Wyoming, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. Initialism of West Yorkshire: a county of England. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: West Yorkshire (extra: a county of England) Categories (place): Counties of England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-WY-en-name-69q7iVjZ Categories (other): Abbreviations of political divisions, West Yorkshire, England
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