"CH" meaning in French

See CH in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /se.aʃ/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m-p}} CH m pl (plural only)
  1. (Canada, ice hockey) short for Canadiens de Montréal, an ice hockey team based in Montreal. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: Canadiens de Montréal (extra: an ice hockey team based in Montreal)
    Sense id: en-CH-fr-name-g1zcJwvc Categories (other): Canadian French, Ice hockey, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 17 8 1 16 4 2 16 3 2 11 1 1 2 2 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 8 1 18 3 1 18 1 1 12 0 0 3 1 9 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 73 3 4 16 4 Disambiguation of French pluralia tantum: 68 6 7 13 6 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

Noun

IPA: /se.aʃ/ Forms: CHs [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} CH m (plural CHs)
  1. initialism of centre hospitalier (literally “hospital center”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: centre hospitalier (extra: literally “hospital center”) Coordinate_terms: CHU, CHSLD, CLSC, CSSS, CISSS, CIUSSS
    Sense id: en-CH-fr-noun-nPqUqq1P
  2. (field hockey or ice hockey) initialism of club de hockey (“hockey club”); HC Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: club de hockey (extra: (“hockey club”); HC)
    Sense id: en-CH-fr-noun-JyMoh9HH Categories (other): Field hockey, Ice hockey
  3. (field hockey or ice hockey) initialism of club de hockey (“hockey club”); HC
    initialism of club de hockey sur glace
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: club de hockey sur glace
    Sense id: en-CH-fr-noun-qa5tCvU0 Categories (other): Field hockey, Ice hockey
  4. alternative letter-case form of ch (“horsepower”) Tags: alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: ch (extra: horsepower)
    Sense id: en-CH-fr-noun-q47X~96X

Inflected forms

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        }
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          "club",
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          "hockey",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "hockey",
          "hockey#French"
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          "HC",
          "HC"
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          "hockey sur glace",
          "hockey sur glace#French"
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        }
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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          "HC",
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