"YC" meaning in English

See YC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Combination of prefix C and prefix modifier Y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} YC
  1. (business) Initialism of Y Combinator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Y Combinator Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-YC-en-name-6PRwnsMl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Topics: business

Noun

Etymology: Combination of prefix C and prefix modifier Y Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=YC}} YC
  1. (US, military, aviation) prototype cargoplane (prefix) Tags: US Categories (topical): Aviation, Military Derived forms: YC-17
    Sense id: en-YC-en-noun-wJJBRvyy Categories (other): American English Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war Related terms: KC, RC, QC, AC, XC, VC, YA, YB, YF, YQ, Y-plane
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