"BC" meaning in English

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Abbreviation

Forms: BC
Head templates: {{abbreviation}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A short way of saying Before Christ; before the Common Era (CE). Originally said to before the birth of Jesus, thus before AD.
    Sense id: simple-BC-en-abbrev-0lvE8zH1
  2. A short way of saying British Columbia, a province of Canada.
    Sense id: simple-BC-en-abbrev-owWcQMaJ
  3. A short way of saying Baja California, a state of Mexico.
    Sense id: simple-BC-en-abbrev-H1g7rf58
  4. A short way of saying birth control.
    Sense id: simple-BC-en-abbrev-H7Xs9ChP
     
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