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E: abbreviation of est; east
E: abbreviation of est; east
E=mc²: E=mc²
EARL: initialism of exploitation agricole à responsabilité limitée
EAU: initialism of Émirats arabes unis (= United Arab Emirates): a country in West Asia, in the Middle East: UAE
EBE: initialism of excédent brut d'exploitation: GOS
ECU: European Currency Unit
EDF: initialism of Électricité de France, a French multinational electric utility company.
EDM: Initialism of electronic dance music.
EDP: initialism of eau de parfum
EDSC: initialism of Emploi et Développement social Canada (“Employment and Social Development Canada”): ESDC
EEE: initialism of Espace économique européen (the European Economic Area, EEA)
EEI: initialism of engin explosif improvisé
EELV: initialism of Europe Écologie Les Verts
EHPAD: retirement home, old people's home
EI: initialism of État islamique (“Islamic State, IS”)
EII: ISI (Islamic State in Iraq) abbreviation of État islamique d'Irak alternative form of ÉII
EIIL: ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)
EL: initialism of Études de lettres
EMS: initialism of établissement médico-social
ENA: acronym of École nationale d'administration
ENS: initialism of école normale supérieure, a type of publicly funded higher education institution in France.
ENS: abbreviation of Ensemble!, a French left-wing political party.
EO: EO (“ethylene oxide”) abbreviation of oxyde d'éthylène
EOR: ROA/ROT/OAR (“Olympic Team of Refugees”): abbreviation of équipe olympique des réfugiés
EP: abbreviation of électrique prix; ePrix; from grand prix électrique
EPE: initialism of effet photoélectrique (“photoelectric effect”); initialism of éducation de la petite enfance (“early childhood education”): ECE
EPI: acronym of équipement de protection individuelle (“PPE (personal protective equipment)”)
EPR: initialism of Groupe Ensemble pour la République
EPS: physical education
ER: abbreviation of Erie
ESB: BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
EU: initialism of États-Unis (= United States): a country in North America: US
EVG: initialism of enterrement de vie de garçon (“bachelor party”)
EVJF: initialism of enterrement de vie de jeune fille (“bacholerette party”)
EXD: abbreviation of extrême droite (“far right”)
EXG: abbreviation of extrême gauche (“far left”)
Eastmain: Eastmain (an Indian reserve and village municipality of Eeyou Istchee, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada); Eastmain (a river in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada)
Eau Claire: Eau Claire (a number of places in the United States); a number of places in Canada
Ebrard: a surname
Ecclésiaste: Ecclesiastes
Eceh: initialism of Escherichia coli entérohémorragique (“EHEC, E. coli”)
Echaquan: a surname from Atikamekw
Echmoun: alternative spelling of Eshmoun
EdP: alternative letter-case form of EDP (“eau de parfum”)
Edgar: a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar
Edmond: a male given name, equivalent to English Edmund
Edmonton: Edmonton (the capital city of Alberta, Canada)
Edmontonien: Edmontonian (native or inhabitant of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) (usually male)
Edmundston: a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Edmée: a female given name, a feminine diminutive form of Edmond
Edouard: a male given name, a typographical variant of Édouard
Edwige: a female given name, equivalent to English Hedwig
Egan-Sud: a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Egat: a male given name from Breton, of historical usage
Egbert: a male given name of historical usage
Eginer: a male given name from Breton, of historical usage
Egor: a transliteration of the Russian male given name Егор (Jegor)
Egvonne: The Egvonne (a right tributary of the Loir in Centre-Val de Loire, France)
Ehouarn: a male given name from Breton, of historical usage