Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the place ‘North and Central America’

North and Central America: Canada, United States, Mexico, Central American states, Caribbean, West Indies.

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Language

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BESS
Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite
The Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite (BESS) program was proposed to provide a long-duration, Earth-orbiting facility to expose a variety of specimens and especially primates in a series of basic biological and medical studies. The large pressurized experiment module should contain a life support system (LSS), a waste management system (WMS), specimen-holding facilities, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and data-handling equipment.

In English

BFEC

Bendix Field Engineering Corporation

In English

BID
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (https://www.iadb.org/es)

BID is equivalent to IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) in English, IADB (Inter-American Development Bank) in English, BID (Banque Interaméricaine de Développement) in French, BID (Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

BID
Banque Interaméricaine de Développement (https://www.iadb.org/fr)

BID is equivalent to IDB, IADB (see above).

In French

BID
Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (https://www.iadb.org/pt)

BID is equivalent to IDB, IADB (see above).

In Portuguese

BIDC

Barbados Investment and Development Corporation

In English

BIO

Bedford Institute of Oceanography (www.bio.gc.ca)

In English

BMB

Base Maintenance Building

In English

BMB
Bench Maintenance Building

The abbreviation BMB (Bench Maintenance Building) includes the abbreviation BM (Bench Maintenance).

In English

BMDO
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

The abbreviation BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).

In English

BRH

Banque de la République d’Haïti

In French

BSSA

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

In English

BVP

Bessemer Venture Partners (https://www.bvp.com)

In English

BuSSA

The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

In English

CAA

Colorado Assessors Association (https://e-caa.com/)

In English

CAAB

Canadian Association of Animal Breeders

In English

CAAML

Canadian Avalanche Association Markup Language

In English

CAAO

Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers (https://caao.com/)

In English

CABA

Connecticut Antiquarian Booksellers Association

In English

CAD

(The) Chicago Assyrian Dictionary

In English

CADE

Canadian Association for Distance Education

In English

CAFB
Chanute Air Force Base

The abbreviation CAFB (Chanute Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).

In English

CAJV

Centre Aviaire Johanne Vaillancourt

In French

CAJV

Community Acquisition Joint Venture

In English

CAL

Center for Applied Linguistics (https://www.cal.org/)

In English

CALAS

Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (www.calas-acsal.org)

In English

CALL
Canadian Association of Law Libraries (https://www.callacbd.ca/)

CALL is equivalent to ACBD (Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit) in French.

In English

CAMET

Central American Metrology Cooperation

In English

CAMR
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

CAMR is equivalent to RAMC (Régime Canadien d’Accès aux Médicaments) in French.

In English

CAN

Canadian Arthritis Network (www.arthritisnetwork.ca)

In English

CANDU

CANada Deuterium Uranium

In English

CANMES

Canadian Committee of the Middle East Studies Association

In English

CAP

Canadian Association of Palynologists

In English

CAP

College of Alberta Psychologists

In English

CAPA

Canadian Association for Photographic Art (www.capacanada.ca)

In English

CAPA

Canadian American Pudelpointer Association

In English

CAPA
Canadian Access and Privacy Association (www.capa.ca)

CAPA is equivalent to ACAP (Association Canadienne d'Accès à l’information et de la Protection des renseignements personnels) in French.

In English

CAPA

Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology

In English

CAPA

Canadian Association of Physician Assistants

In English

CAPA
Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association (www.capa-acca.com)

CAPA is equivalent to ACAP (Association Canadienne de Conservation Aéronautique) in French.

In English

CAPA

Canadian Asian Party Association

In English

CAPA

Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (www.arthritispatient.ca)

In English

CAPA

Canadian Animation Producers Association

In English

CARDE

Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment

In English

CARFITA

Caribbean Free Trade Association

In English

CARIBCAN

Caribbean-Canada Preferential Trading Arrangement

In English

CARICOM

Caribbean Community and Common Market (https://caricom.org/)

In English

CARIMET
Caribbean Metrology Cooperation

CARIMET is equivalent to CARIMET (Coopération Caribéenne de Métrologie) in French, CARIMET (Cooperação Caribenha de Metrologia) in Portuguese.

In English

CARIMET
Coopération Caribéenne de Métrologie

CARIMET is equivalent to CARIMET (see above).

In French

CARIMET
Cooperação Caribenha de Metrologia

CARIMET is equivalent to CARIMET (see above).

In Portuguese

CARNA

College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta

In English

CASA

Canadian Asian Studies Association

In English

CASB
Cost Accounting Standards Board
The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) is an independent board legislatively established to make, promulgate, and amend cost accounting standards (CAS) and interpretations so as to achieve uniformity and consistency in the practices governing the measurement, assignment, and allocation of costs to contracts with the United States.

The abbreviation CASB (Cost Accounting Standards Board) includes the abbreviation CAS (Cost Accounting Standard).

In English

CASJ

Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal

In English

CASJQ

Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal Quarter

In English

CAURA
Canadian Association of University Research Administrators

CAURA is equivalent to ACARU (Association Canadienne d'Administrateurs de Recherche Universitaire) in French.

In English

CBCA

Canadian Border Collie Association

In English

CBO

Congressional Budget Office (https://www.cbo.gov/)

In English

CBS

Canadian Blood Services (www.bloodservices.ca)

In English

CCAAN
Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte (www.cec.org/es/)

CCAAN is equivalent to NACEC (North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation) in English, CNACE (Commission Nord-Américaine de Coopération Environnementale) in French, CNACA (Comissão Norte-americana de Cooperação Ambiental) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CCAC

Canadian Council on Animal Care (www.ccac.ca)

In English

CCAFS
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

The abbreviation CCAFS (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).

In English

CCARES

Culver City Amateur Radio Emergency Service

In English

CCASLS

Canadian Council of Area Studies Learned Societies

In English

CCCB
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CCCB is equivalent to CECC (Conférence des Évêques Catholiques du Canada) in French.

In English

CCCI
Consejo Canadiense de Cooperación Internacional (www.ccic.ca)

CCCI is equivalent to CCIC (Canadian Council for International Cooperation) in English, CCCI (Conseil Canadien pour la Coopération Internationale) in French, CCCI (Conselho Canadense para Cooperação Internacional) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CCCI
Conseil Canadien pour la Coopération Internationale (www.ccic.ca)

CCCI is equivalent to CCIC (see above).

In French

CCCI
Conselho Canadense para Cooperação Internacional (www.ccic.ca)

CCCI is equivalent to CCIC (see above).

In Portuguese

CCCPA

Chicago Chinese Computing Professional Association

In English

CCEP

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness

In English

CCEP

Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner

In English

CCEP

Center for Corporate Environmental Performance (https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/ccep/)

In English

CCFF

Cape Canaveral Forecast Facility

In English

CCGEA
Conseil Canadien de la Gestion d’Entreprise Agricole

CCGEA is equivalent to CFBMC (Canadian Farm Business Management Council) in English.

In French

CCIC
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (www.ccic.ca)

CCIC is equivalent to CCCI, CCIC (see above).

In English

CCIS
Conférence Canadienne des Instituts Séculiers

CCIS is equivalent to CCSI (Canadian Conference of Secular Institutes) in English.

In French

CCLAT
Centre Canadien de Lutte contre l'Alcoolisme et les Toxicomanies (https://www.ccsa.ca/fr)

CCLAT is equivalent to CCSA (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse) in English.

In French

CCMAT
Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies

CCMAT is equivalent to CCTD (Centre Canadien des Technologies de Déminage) in French.

In English

CCMEO

Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation

In English

CCMTA

Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex

In English

CCOHS

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (https://www.ccohs.ca/)

In English

CCP
Conseil Canadien du Porc (https://www.cpc-ccp.com/)

CCP is equivalent to CPC (Canadian Pork Council) in English.

In French

CCP

Center for Computational Pharmacology

In English

CCPA

Conseil Canadien de Protection des Animaux

In French

CCQ

Commission de la Construction du Québec (https://www.ccq.org/)

In French

CCQ

Centre de Conservation du Québec (https://www.ccq.gouv.qc.ca/)

In French

CCRA

Cape Canaveral Reference Atmosphere

In English

CCRS

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

In English

CCSA
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (https://www.ccsa.ca/)

CCSA is equivalent to CCLAT, CCSA (see above).

In English

CCSD

Chrysler Corporation Space Division

In English

CCSEAS

Canadian Council of Southeast Asian Studies

In English

CCSI
Canadian Conference of Secular Institutes

CCSI is equivalent to CCIS, CCSI (see above).

In English

CCSMAF

Cours Canadien de Sécurité dans le Maniement des Armes à Feu

In French

CCSR

Colorado Computer Systems Research

In English

CCTD
Centre Canadien des Technologies de Déminage

CCTD is equivalent to CCMAT, CCTD (see above).

In French

CCW

Carlisle Coatings and Waterproofing (https://www.carlisleccw.com)

In English

CDCD

Collins Defense Communications Division

In English

CDEMA
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (https://www.cdema.org/)
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It was established as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) so as to coordinate emergency response and relief efforts to participating states.

In English

CDERA

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

In English

CDI

Center for Defense Information

In English

CDMP

Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project

In English

CDPQ

Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec

In French

CEA
Cahiers d’Études Africaines
Les Cahiers d’Études africaines (CEA) publie des articles de recherche théorique et de terrain sur l’Afrique, les Antilles et l’Amérique noire, c’est-à-dire sur l’Afrique et les sociétés liées à l’Afrique à travers le monde. Quoiqu’interdisciplinaire, la revue privilégie les recherches anthropologiques et historiques.

In French

CEA

Cambridge Electron Accelerator

In English

CECC

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (https://www.cecc.gov/)

In English

CECC
Conférence des Évêques Catholiques du Canada

CECC is equivalent to CCCB, CECC (see above).

In French

CECI
Centre d'Étude et de Coopération Internationale (www.ceci.ca)

CECI is equivalent to

In French

CEDEM

Centro Estatal de Desarrollo Municipal

In Spanish

CEDIM
Centro de Estudios sobre Derecho Internacional y Mundialización

CEDIM is equivalent to CEDIM (Centre d'Études sur le Droit International et la Mondialisation) in French.

In Spanish

CEDIM
Centre d'Études sur le Droit International et la Mondialisation

CEDIM is equivalent to CEDIM (see above).

In French

CEEJ

Canadian Electrical Engineering Journal

In English

CEHI
Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) is a Technical Institute of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that provides technical and advisory services to Member States in all areas of environmental management, including water resources management, sustainable land management, waste management, chemical safety, occupational health and safety, eco-efficiency, and renewable energy.

In English

CELADE
Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía

CELADE is equivalent to CELADE (Centro Latino-americano e Caribenho de Demografia) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CELADE
Centro Latino-americano e Caribenho de Demografia

CELADE is equivalent to CELADE (see above).

In Portuguese

CENIDET

Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (www.cenidet.edu.mx)

In Spanish

CEPAL
Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (https://www.cepal.org/es)

CEPAL is equivalent to CEPALC (Commission Économique Pour l'Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes) in French, ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) in English, CEPAL (Comissão Econômica para América Latina e o Caribe) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CEPAL
Comissão Econômica para América Latina e o Caribe (https://www.cepal.org/pt-br)

CEPAL is equivalent to CEPALC, ECLAC (see above).

In Portuguese

CEPALC
Commission Économique Pour l'Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes (https://www.cepal.org/)

CEPALC is equivalent to CEPAL, ECLAC (see above).

In French

CEPCIDI
Comisión Ejecutiva Permanente del Consejo Interamericano para el Desarrollo Integral

CEPCIDI is equivalent to CEPCIDI (Commission Exécutive Permanente du Conseil Interaméricain pour le Développement Intégré) in French, CEPCIDI (Comitê Executivo Permanente do Conselho Interamericano para o Desenvolvimento Integral) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CEPCIDI
Commission Exécutive Permanente du Conseil Interaméricain pour le Développement Intégré

CEPCIDI is equivalent to CEPCIDI (see above).

In French

CEPCIDI
Comitê Executivo Permanente do Conselho Interamericano para o Desenvolvimento Integral

CEPCIDI is equivalent to CEPCIDI (see above).

In Portuguese

CEPREDENAC
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central

CEPREDENAC is equivalent to CEPREDENAC (Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CEPREDENAC
Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central

CEPREDENAC is equivalent to CEPREDENAC (see above).

In Portuguese

CESA

Canadian Engineering Standards Association

In English

CESO

Centro de Estudios Superiores de Ortodoncia (https://ceso.edu.mx/)

In Spanish

CESO
Canadian Executive Service Organization

CESO is equivalent to SACO (Service d'Assistance Canadienne aux Organismes) in French.

In English

CESS

Central Eurasian Studies Society (https://www.centraleurasia.org/)

In English

CFA

Canadian Flag Association

In English

CFA

Cat Fanciers' Association (https://cfa.org/)

In English

CFAC
Conferencia de las Fuerzas Armadas Centroamericanas

CFAC is equivalent to CFAC (Conférence des Forces Armées Centraméricaines) in French, CFAC (Conferência das Forças Armadas da América Central) in Portuguese.

In Portuguese

CFAC
Conférence des Forces Armées Centraméricaines

CFAC is equivalent to CFAC (see above).

In French

CFAC
Conferência das Forças Armadas da América Central

CFAC is equivalent to CFAC (see above).

In Portuguese

CFBMC
Canadian Farm Business Management Council

The abbreviation CFBMC (Canadian Farm Business Management Council) includes the abbreviation BM (Business Management).

CFBMC is equivalent to CCGEA, CFBMC (see above).

In English

CFC
Community Foundations of Canada (www.cfc-fcc.ca)

CFC is equivalent to FCC (Fondations Communautaires du Canada) in French.

In English

CFIA

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (https://inspection.canada.ca/)

In English

CFMN

Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional

In Spanish

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

In English

CGDAM

Conformal Geometry and Dynamics of the American Mathematical Society

In English

CGTG
Confédération Générale du Travail de la Guadeloupe (http://lacgtg.com/)

The abbreviation CGTG (Confédération Générale du Travail de la Guadeloupe) includes the abbreviation CGT (Confédération Générale du Travail).

In French

CGU
Canadian Geophysical Union (www.cgu-ugc.ca)

CGU is equivalent to UGC (Union Géophysique Canadienne) in French.

In English

CHA
Canadian Historical Association

CHA is equivalent to SHC (Société Historique du Canada) in French.

In English

CHA

Canadian Hockey Association (https://www.hockeycanada.ca/)

In English

CHA

Caribbean Hotel Association

In English

CHARMS

Canadian Hemophilia Assessment and Resource Management Information System

In English

CHC

Committee on History in the Classroom

In English

CHI
Comité Juridique Interaméricain

CHI is equivalent to CJI (Comité Jurídico Interamericano) in Spanish, IAJC (Inter-American Juridical Committee) in English, CJI (Comitê Jurídico Interamericano) in Portuguese.

In French

CHIPS

Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (http://chips.ssl.berkeley.edu)

In English

CHLA
Canadian Health Libraries Association

CHLA is equivalent to ABSC (Association des Bibliothèques de la Santé du Canada) in French, MNCP (Mouvement National des Chômeurs et Précaires) in French, EBD (École de Bibliothécaires Documentalistes) in French.

In English

CHUS

Chinese Historians in the United States

In English

CICESE

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (www.cicese.mx)

In Spanish

CICTE
Comisión Interamericana contra el Terrorismo

CICTE is equivalent to CICTE (Comitê Interamericano de Combate ao Terrorismo) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CICTE
Comitê Interamericano de Combate ao Terrorismo

CICTE is equivalent to CICTE (see above).

In Portuguese

CIDA
Canadian International Development Agency

CIDA is equivalent to ACDI (Agence Canadienne de Développement International) in French.

In English

CIDI
Consejo Interamericano para el Desarrollo Integral

CIDI is equivalent to CIDI (Conseil interaméricain pour le Développement Intégré) in French, CIDI (Conselho Interamericano para o Desenvolvimento Integral) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CIDI
Conseil interaméricain pour le Développement Intégré

CIDI is equivalent to CIDI (see above).

In French

CIDI
Conselho Interamericano para o Desenvolvimento Integral

CIDI is equivalent to CIDI (see above).

In Portuguese

CIDPDD
Centre International des Droits de la Personne et du Développement Démocratique (www.ichrdd.ca)

CIDPDD is equivalent to ICHRDD (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development) in English.

In French

CIF
Commission Interaméricaine des Femmes

CIF is equivalent to CIM (Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres) in English, IACW (Inter-American Commission of Women) in English, CIM (Comissão Interamericana de Mulheres) in Portuguese.

In French

CIGOS

Canadian Interest Group on Open Systems

In English

CIHR
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (www.cihr.ca)

CIHR is equivalent to IRSC (Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) in French.

In English

CIISE
Commission Internationale de l'Intervention et de la Souveraineté des États

CIISE is equivalent to ICISS (International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty) in English.

In French

CIM
Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres (https://www.oas.org/es/cim/)

CIM is equivalent to CIF, IACW (see above).

In English

CIM
Comissão Interamericana de Mulheres

CIM is equivalent to CIF, IACW (see above).

In Portuguese

CIMT
Conferencia Interamericana de Ministros del Trabajo

CIMT is equivalent to CIMT (Conferência Interamericana de Ministros do Trabalho) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CIMT
Conferência Interamericana de Ministros do Trabalho

CIMT is equivalent to CIMT (see above).

In Portuguese

CINCNORAD

Commander-In-Chief, North American Aerospace

In English

CINDE

Costa Rican Investment & Development Board (https://www.cinde.org/en)

In English

CINVESTAV

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (www.cinvestav.mx)

In Spanish

CIPSG

Canadian Information Processing Society Graphics Interface

In English

CIRDN
Comité Interamericano para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales

CIRDN is equivalent to IACNDR (Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction) in English, CIRDN (Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CIRDN
Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais

CIRDN is equivalent to IACNDR (see above).

In Portuguese

CIRM

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (https://www.cirm.ca.gov/)

In English

CIRRIE

Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (http://cirrie.buffalo.edu)

In English

CIRRIS

Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument(ation) for Shuttle

In English

CIT

California Institute of Technology (https://www.caltech.edu)

In English

CIT

Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport

In French

CITEL
Comisión Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones

CITEL is equivalent to CITEL (Commission Interaméricaine des Télécommunications) in French, CITEL (Comissão Interamericana de Telecomunicações) in Portuguese.

In Spanish

CITEL
Commission Interaméricaine des Télécommunications

CITEL is equivalent to CITEL (see above).

In French

CITEL
Comissão Interamericana de Telecomunicações

CITEL is equivalent to CITEL (see above).

In Portuguese

CJAS

Canadian Journal of African Studies

In English

CJChE

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

In English

CJECE

Canadian Journal of Electrical Computer Engineering

In English

CJI
Comité Jurídico Interamericano

CJI is equivalent to CHI, IAJC (see above).

In Spanish

CJI
Comitê Jurídico Interamericano

CJI is equivalent to CHI, IAJC (see above).

In Portuguese

CJMat

Canadian Journal of Mathematics

In English

CJNE

Canadian Journal of Native Education

In English

CJPP

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

In English

CKRA

Cape Kennedy Reference Atmosphere

In English

CLASS

Chinese Language Association for Secondary School (https://classk12.wildapricot.org/)

In English

CLC
Canadian Labour Congress

CLC is equivalent to CTC (Congrès du Travail du Canada) in French.

In English

CLEAR

Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act

In English

CLEAR

Computational Language and Education Research (https://www.colorado.edu/lab/clear/)

In English

CLGH

Committee on Lesbian and Gay History

In English

CLO

Club Linux Outaouais

In French

CLTA

Chinese Language Teachers Association (http://clta-us.org/)

In English

CLTA-GNY

Chinese Language Teachers' Association of Greater New York

In English

CMC

Canadian Meteorological Center

In English

CMQ

Collège des Médecins du Québec

In French

CMRA

California Microwave Relay Association

In English

CMWCI

Contributions from the Mount Wilson Observatory / Carnegie Institution of Washington

In English

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