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9,359 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

APN
noun, masculine
initialism of appareil photo numérique (“digital camera”)
ARC
proper noun
abbreviation of Aviation royale canadienne; RCAF (“Royal Canadian Air Force”); abbreviation of Agence du revenu du Canada (“Revenu Canada”); CRA (“Canada Revenue Agency”), Revenue Canada
ARCOM
proper noun
acronym of Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique
ARN
noun, masculine
RNA
ARTE
proper noun
initialism of Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne, a European public service television channel
ARYM
proper noun
acronym of Ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine (= former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), former long form of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula: FYROM
ASBL
noun, feminine
initialism of association sans but lucratif = NPO (nonprofit organization)
ASC
proper noun
CSA (Canadian Space Agency)
ASF
proper noun
LWB: abbreviation of Avocats sans frontières
ASFC
proper noun
LWBC: abbreviation of Avocats sans frontières Canada
ASFC
proper noun
CBSA: initialism of Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
ASM
proper noun
initialism of Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, a soccer team from Monaco
ASM
adjective
abbreviation of Anti-Sous-Marine: ASW (anti-submarine warfare)
ASN
proper noun
abbreviation of L'Autorité de sûreté nucléaire
ASN
noun, feminine
ASN (“national sporting authority”): abbreviation of autorité sportive nationale
ASN
noun, masculine
DSC (“Digital Selective Calling”): abbreviation of appel sélectif numérique
AVC
noun, masculine
initialism of accident vasculaire cérébral (“cerebrovascular accident”): CVA, stroke
Aalandais
noun, masculine
resident or native of Åland; an Ålander
Aalborg
proper noun
Aalborg (the capital city of North Jutland, Denmark)
Aalénien
proper noun
the Aalenian period
Aar
proper noun
the Aar river
Aarau
proper noun
Aarau (a town and municipality, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland)
Aaron
proper noun
Aaron (biblical figure); a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron
Aast
proper noun
a small village in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France
Abainville
proper noun
a small village in Meuse department, France
Abancourt
proper noun
any of several places in France
Abbaretz
proper noun
a village in Loire-Atlantique department, France
Abbasside
noun, masculine/feminine
Abbasid
Abbecourt
proper noun
a small village in Oise department, France
Abbenans
proper noun
Abbenans (a small village in Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
Abbeville
proper noun
Abbeville (a town and commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France)
Abbevillien
proper noun
the Abbevillian period
Abbevillois
noun, masculine
resident or native of the French city of Abbeville
Abby
proper noun
a female given name
Abbécourt
proper noun
a small village in Aisne department, France
Abbéville-lès-Conflans
proper noun
a small village in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France
Abdallah
proper noun
Abdallah
Abdelkrim
proper noun
Abdelkrim
Abdeslam
proper noun
Abdeslam
Abdias
proper noun
Obadiah (biblical character)
Abdoul
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdul
Abdoulaye
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic, widely used in Islamic West Africa
Abdoulla
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah
Abeau
proper noun
a male given name, a very rare variant of Abel
Abeille
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Abel
proper noun
Abel (biblical character); a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin
Abelin
proper noun
a diminutive of the male given name Abel; a surname originating as a patronymic
Abelone
proper noun
a female given name
Aberdeen
proper noun
Aberdeen (a city in Scotland)
Aberdonien
noun, masculine
Aberdonian
Aberdéen
proper noun
obsolete spelling of Aberdeen
Abidjan
proper noun
Abidjan (the de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast)
Abidjanais
noun, masculine
resident or native of Abidjan, an Abidjanese
Abitbol
proper noun
a surname from Arabic
Abiteboul
proper noun
a surname from Arabic
Abitibi
proper noun
Abitibi; a regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Abitibi-Ouest
proper noun
a regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
proper noun
a region of Quebec, Canada
Abitibien
noun, masculine
resident or native of Abitibi; an Abitibian
Abkhaze
noun, masculine/feminine
an ethnic Abkhaz person; resident or native of Abkhazia regardless of ethnicity