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B/P: F/V: initialism of bateau de pêche (“fishing boat”) A ship prefix used for fishing vessels.
B/V: S/V: initialism of bateau à voile (“sail boat”) A ship prefix used for sailing vessels.
BAC: acronym of Brigade anti-criminalité
BATRAL: acronym of bâtiment de transport léger: landing ship, military sea transport, light transport ferry
BBL: initialism of Banque Bruxelles Lambert
BCBG: trendy, preppy; chic and conservative
BCE: initialism of Banque centrale européenne (“ECB, European Central Bank”)
BCP: PCO initialism of Bureau du Conseil privé (Privy Council Office)
BCRA: initialism of Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action (“Central Bureau of Intelligence and Operations”)
BD: comic strip
BDK: initialism of bande dessinée kébécoise (“Quebecois comic strip”) (bande dessinée)
BDQ: initialism of bande dessinée québécoise (“Quebecois comic strip”) (bande dessinée)
BEA: BEA; abbreviation of bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile
BEP: initialism of brevet d'études professionnelles
BEUC: acronym of Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs (“European Consumer Organisation”)
BFC: CFB: abbreviation of Base des Forces canadiennes
BFF: BFF (best friend forever)
BFILE: BFILE
BFR: initialism of besoin en fonds de roulement: WCR
BHV: initialism of Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, a French department store chain.
BIG: IG (Inspector General) abbreviation of bureau de l'inspecteur général (Inspector General's Office)
BIP: BIP (“blunt impact projectile”)
BIPM: initialism of Bureau international des poids et mesures
BLOB: BLOB
BM: short for BMW (automobile)
BMW: BMW (car manufacturer)
BMW: a BMW car
BNF: initialism of Bibliothèque nationale de France, the national library of France.
BNP: initialism of Banque nationale de Paris
BO: initialism of bande originale; OST
BP: initialism of boîte postale; FV: alternative form of B/P
BPA: abbreviation of bisphénol A — BPA
BPC: initialism of bâtiment de projection et de commandement (“command and attack ship”)
BPCO: initialism of bronchopneumopathie chronique obstructive: COPD
BPS: BPS; initialism of bisphénol S
BQ: initialism of Bloc Québécois, a political party of Canada
BRAV-M: initialism of brigade de répression de l'action violente motorisée
BRB: initialism of Brigade de répression du banditisme
BRI: initialism of Brigade de recherche et d'intervention (“Research and Intervention Brigade”), a unit of the French National Police
BST: initialism of Bureau de la sécurité des transports (“Transportation Safety Board”): TSB
BTP: the public buildings and works sector
BXL: abbreviation of Bruxelles.
BZD: abbreviation of benzodiazépine
Baalbeck: Baalbek (the capital city of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon)
Baas: the Baath
Babi: nickname for Abidjan: the largest city in Ivory Coast
Babineaux: a surname
Babolein: a male given name of historical usage
Babylone: Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
Babylonie: Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran); Babylonia (a geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent)
Babylonien: Babylonian (native or inhabitant of the ancient empire of Babylonia) (usually male)
Babœuf: Babœuf (a commune of Oise department, Hauts-de-France, in northern France)
Bacavi: Bacavi (a village in Navajo County, Arizona, United States)
Baccarin: Baccarin: a surname from Italian
Bacchylide: Bacchylides
Bachand: a surname
Bachelay: a surname
Bachelet: Bachelet: a surname
Bachkir: Bashkir
Bachkirie: Bashkortostan (a republic and federal subject of Russia)