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British Isles
Countries of the British Isles: Great Britain, Ireland and minor islands.
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- AAA
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Age Anaesthesia Association (https://www.ageanaesthesia.com/)
- AACA
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Army Air Corps Association
- AAGBI
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Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (https://anaesthetists.org/)
- AAIB
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Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- AAONw
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Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Newsletter
- AAOPr
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Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Preprint
- ABA
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Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (www.aba.org.uk)
- ABHI
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Association of British Healthcare Industries (https://www.abhi.org.uk)
= ABHI | Association of British HealthTech Industries | In English
- ABHI
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Association of British HealthTech Industries (https://www.abhi.org.uk)
= ABHI (see above)
- ABHM
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Association of Building Hardware Manufacturers
- ABPI
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Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (https://www.abpi.org.uk)
- ABWAK
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Association of British Wild Animal Keepers (https://abwak.org)
- ACF
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Association of Charitable Foundations (www.acf.org.uk)
- ACIS
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American Conference for Irish Studies
- ACMan
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Astronomical Contributions from the University of Manchester
- AF
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Anarchist Federation (www.afed.org.uk)
- AGR
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Association of Graduate Recruiters (www.agr.org.uk)
- AHDA
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Animal Health Distributors Association (www.ahda.org.uk)
- AHIS
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Animal Health Information Specialists
- AIA
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Association for Industrial Archaeology (www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk)
- APBC
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Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (www.apbc.org.uk)
- APD
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Automotive Parts Distribution (www.apd.co.uk)
- APDUK
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Auditory Processing Disorder in the United Kingdom
The abbreviation APDUK (Auditory Processing Disorder in the United Kingdom) includes the abbreviation APD (Auditory Processing Disorder).
- APV
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Aluminium Plant & Vessel (Company Limited)
- ASFP
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Association for Specialist Fire Protection (https://asfp.org.uk/)
- ASLIB
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Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux
- AWF
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Animal Welfare Foundation (www.bva-awf.org.uk)
- AnEdi
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Annals of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
- BAASS
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British-American Arno Schmidt Society
- BAC
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British Aircraft Corporation
- BAE
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British Aerospace
- BAFTA
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts (www.bafta.org)
- BAR-IS
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British Archaeological Reports
- BARA
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British Automation and Robotics Association
- BARLA
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British Amateur Rugby League Association (https://www.barla.org.uk/)
- BAS
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British Antartic Survey
- BAT
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British American Tobacco (https://www.bat.com)
- BBC
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British Broadcasting Corporation (https://www.bbc.co.uk)
- BBMC
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Britain's Biggest Mountain Challenge
- BCC
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British Chambers of Commerce (https://www.britishchambers.org.uk)
- BCU
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British Canoe Union (https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk)
- BCVA
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British Cattle Veterinary Association (https://www.bcva.org.uk)
- BEA
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Brita Esperanto-Asocio (https://esperanto.org.uk/)
- BEAB
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British Electrotechnical Approvals Board
- BEC
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British Electrotechnical Committee
- BECTA
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British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
- BERA
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British Educational Research Association (https://www.bera.ac.uk/)
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a membership association and learned society committed to advancing knowledge of education. It aims to inform the development of policy and practice by promoting the best quality evidence produced by educational research.
- BHCC
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British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (https://www.bhcc.gr)
- BHHRG
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British Helsinki Human Rights Group
- BIALL
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British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (https://biall.org.uk/)
- BJAP
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British Journal of Applied Physics
- BJC
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British Journal of Cancer
- BJD
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British Journal of Dermatology
- BJECS
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British Journal of Eighteenth-Century Studies
- BJET
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British Journal of Educational Technology
The British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) publishes theoretical perspectives, methodological developments and empirical research that demonstrate whether and how applications of instructional/educational technology systems, networks, tools and resources lead to improvements in formal and non-formal education.
- BJHM
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine
- BJHS
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British Journal for the History of Science
- BJMSP
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British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology
- BJP
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British Journal of Psychology
- BJPS
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
- BJRL
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Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
- BJU
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British Journal of Urology
- BLAVA
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British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
- BLLA
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British Luggage and Leathergoods Association
- BMG
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British Micropalaeontological Group
- BMT
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British Maritime Technology (https://www.bmt.org)
- BMVA
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British Machine Vision Association (https://britishmachinevisionassociation.github.io/)
- BNG
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British Nuclear Group
- BNSC
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British National Space Center
- BOCC
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Big Oxford Computer Company
- BP
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Bletchley Park (https://bletchleypark.org.uk)
- BP
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British Petroleum (https://www.bp.com/ )
- BRC
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British Retail Consortium (https://brc.org.uk)
- BRCPS
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Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- BRE
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Building Research Establishment (https://www.bregroup.com/)
- BS
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British Standards (https://www.bsigroup.com)
- BSA
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British Sociological Association (https://www.britsoc.co.uk)
- BSAVA
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British Small Animal Veterinary Association (https://www.bsava.com)
- BSC
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British Society of Cinematographers (https://bscine.com)
- BSI
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British Standards Institution (https://www.bsigroup.com)
- BSRA
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British Ship Research Association
- BSSM
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British Society for Sexual Medicine (www.bssm.org.uk)
- BT
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British Telecommunications (https://www.bt.com)
- BTE
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British Telecommunications Engineering
- BTU
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British Thermal Unit
- BuLMS
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Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society
- CAH
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Cambridge Ancient History
- CAL
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Cocoa Association of London
- CAPE
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Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (https://www.cape.eng.cam.ac.uk/)
- CAS
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Cambridge Astrophysics Series
- CBI
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Confederation of British Industry (https://www.cbi.org.uk)
- CBI
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Confederation of British Industries
- CBRL
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Council for British Research in the Levant (https://cbrl.ac.uk/)
- CCA
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Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics
- CCGC
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Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru
= CCW | Countryside Council for Wales | In English
- CCI
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Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (www.chambers.ie)
- CCW
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Countryside Council for Wales
= CCGC, CCW (see above)
- CEPMMT
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Centre Européen de Prévision Météorologique à Moyen Terme (https://www.ecmwf.int/)
= ECMWF | European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts | In English
- CGAM
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Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling (www.cgam.nerc.ac.uk)
- CHINO
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Chancellor in Name Only
- CILT
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Center for Information on Language Teaching and Research (www.cilt.org.uk)
- CIMR
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Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk)
- CIRIA
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Construction Industry Research and Information Association (www.bsria.co.uk)
- CME
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Conseil Mondial de l’Énergie
= CME | Consiliul Mondial al Energiei | In Romanian
= WEC | World Energy Council | In English - CME
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Consiliul Mondial al Energiei
= WEC (see above)
- COJS
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Centre of Jaina Studies
- CPPN
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Commonwealth Public Procurement Network
- CPS
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Cambridge Positioning System
- CRNS
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Community Recycling Network for Scotland (www.crns.org.uk)
- CSLPT
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Cambridge Studies in Low Temperature Physics
- CTMPC
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Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry
- CTSB
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Cycle Training Standards Board (www.ctsb.org.uk)
- CUED
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Cambridge University Engineering Department (www.eng.cam.ac.uk)
- CUP
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Cambridge University Press (https://www.cambridge.org)
- CVDC
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Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (https://www-cvdc.eng.cam.ac.uk/)
- CWL
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Cardiff International Airport (https://www.cardiff-airport.com/)
- CamRe
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Cambridge Observatories Reprints
- CiBAA
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Circular of the British Astronomical Association
- CoCam
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Contributions from the Cambridge Observatory England
- CoDun
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Contributions from the Dunsink Observatory Dublin Ireland
- CoLon
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Communications of the University of London Observatory
- CoOxf
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Communications from the University Observatory Oxford
- CoROE
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Communications from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
- CoRSE
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Royal Society of Edinburgh Communications, Physical Sciences
- CoRWM
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Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
The abbreviation CoRWM (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management) includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).
- DCU
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Dublin City University (https://www.dcu.ie/)
- DEAT
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Donegal Energy Action Team
- DQR
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Dragon Quad Racing (https://www.dqracing.co.uk/)
- DexEU
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Department for exiting the European Union
- EAB
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Esperanto Association of Britain (https://esperanto.org.uk)
= EAB | Esperanto-Asocio de Britio | In Esperanto
- EAB
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Esperanto-Asocio de Britio (https://esperanto.org.uk)
= EAB (see above)
- EAS
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Energy Action Scotland (www.eas.org.uk)
- ECACC
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European Collection of Cell Cultures (http://ecacc.org.uk)
- ECDC
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East Cambridgeshire District Council (https://www.eastcambs.gov.uk)
- ECIA
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Engineering Construction Industry Association (www.ecia.co.uk)
- ECMWF
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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (https://www.ecmwf.int/)
= CEPMMT, ECMWF (see above)
- EIASIME
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Edinburgh Institute for the Advanced Study of Islam and the Middle East
- EISAWI
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Edinburgh Institute for the Study of the Arab World and Islam
- ETCI
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Electro-Technical Council of Ireland
- EUPS
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Edinburgh University Persian Society
- FCO
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- FSB
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Federation of Small Businesses
- GB
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Groot-Brittannië
- GBP
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Great-Britain Pound
- GLA
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Greater London Authority (https://www.london.gov.uk)
- GMT
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Greenwich Mean Time
The abbreviation GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is included in abbreviations such as OGMT (Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time) and SGMT (Simulated Greenwich Mean Time).
- GRMH
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Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital
- GUVZS
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Glasgow University Veterinary Zoological Society
- GlMaJ
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Glasgow Mathematical Journal
- GtR
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Gateway to Research (https://gtr.ukri.org/)
- HEFCE
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Higher Education Funding Council for England (www.hefce.ac.uk)
- HMRC
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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
- HSFS
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Heraldry Society, Flag Section
- IAF
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Irish Arts Foundation
- IAT
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Institute of Animal Technology (www.iat.org.uk)
- IBEC
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Irish Business and Employers Confederation
- ICL
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Imperial College London (https://www.imperial.ac.uk)
- ICTU
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions (https://www.ictu.ie/)
- IDI
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Institute of Designers in Ireland (www.idi-design.ie)
- IEDR
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Ireland's Domain Registry (www.domainregistry.ie)
- IIPA
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Irish Interprofessional Association
- IMI
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Irish Management Institute (https://www.imi.ie/)
- IMS
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National Museums (of) Scotland (https://www.nms.ac.uk/)
- IPO
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Intellectual Property Office
The abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office) is included in abbreviations such as IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore), SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China), IPOPHL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines) and SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia).
- IPRCS
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Irish Pattern Recognition and Classification Society
- ISC
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International Seismological Centre (www.isc.ac.uk)
- ISH
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Irish Sport Horse
- ISME
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Irish Small and Medium Enterprises (https://isme.ie/)
- IVS
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Irish Veterinary Association
- IoD
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Institute of Directors
- IrAJ
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Irish Astronomical Journal
The abbreviation IrAJ (Irish Astronomical Journal) is included in the abbreviation IrAJS (Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement).
- IrAJS
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Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement
The abbreviation IrAJS (Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement) includes the abbreviation IrAJ (Irish Astronomical Journal).
- JAMI
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Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill
- JBAA
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Journal of the British Astronomical Association
- JBAS
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Journal of the British Astronomical Society
- JBIS
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Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
- JBS
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Journal of British Studies
- JEB
-
Junaj Esperantistoj en Britio
- JEB
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Junularo Esperantista Brita
- JLMS
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Journal of the London Mathematical Society
- JMEC
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John Moore Electronics Consultancy (www.jmec.co.uk)
- JRAI
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
- JRAS
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- JRASA
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Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society of London
- JRCSE
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Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- KCL
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King's College London (https://www.kcl.ac.uk)
- LAP
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London Action Plan
- LASA
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Laboratory Animal Science Association (www.lasa.co.uk)
- LB
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Londona Biblio
- LBMA
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London Bullion Market Association (www.lbma.org.uk)
- LCGB
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Lambretta Club of Great Britain (www.ilambretta.co.uk)
- LCIA
-
London Court of International Arbitration (https://www.lcia.org)
- LE
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London Electricity
- LEG
-
London Electricity Group
- LME
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London Metal Exchange (https://www.lme.com)
- LMEI
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London Middle East Institute (https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/)
- LMSS
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Liverpool Medical Students Society
- LNI
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Loch Ness Investigation
- LTN
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London Technology Network
- MBS
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Manchester Business School