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F
noun, feminine
abbreviation of fou (“bishop”)
FA
noun, feminine
AF (“atrial fibrillation”): initialism of fibrillation auriculaire or fibrillation atriale
FAB
proper noun
abbreviation of Forces Armées Béninoises (“Benin armed forces”)
FAC
proper noun
abbreviation of Forces armées canadiennes: CAF (“Canadian Armed Forces”); abbreviation of Force aérienne du Canada: CAF (“Canadian Air Force”); initialism of Faisceaux Algébriques Cohérents (a landmark paper by Jean-Pierre Serre)
FAL
noun, masculine
FAL, FN-FAL (the NATO standard rifle)
FAN
proper noun
initialism of Forces Armées du Nord (“Armed Forces of the North”) (a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War)
FAO
proper noun
initialism of Forces Armées Occidentales, a Chadian insurgent group
FAQ
noun, feminine
FAQ (webpage containing questions and answers about the website)
FARDC
proper noun
initialism of Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (“Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”); initialism of Force Aérienne de la République Démocratique du Congo (“Air Force of the Democtatic Republic of the Congo”)
FAZ
proper noun
initialism of Forces Armées Zaïroises (“Armed Forces of Zaire”)
FBI
proper noun
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
FC
proper noun
initialism of Forces canadiennes; CF (Canadian Forces)
FDIC
proper noun
abbreviation of Front pour la défense des institutions constitutionnelles
FDJ
proper noun
initialism of Française des jeux, a French lottery operator.
FDLP
proper noun
initialism of Front démocratique pour la libération de la Palestine (“Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine”): DFLP
FDP
noun, feminine
initialism of fils de pute
FDS
noun, feminine
initialism of fin de semaine
FE
proper noun
abbreviation of Formule E (“Formula E”)
FEESO
proper noun
acronym of Fédération des enseignantes-enseignants des écoles secondaires de l'Ontario (“Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation”): OSSTF
FEI
proper noun
initialism of Fédération Équestre Internationale
FFF
proper noun
initialism of Fédération Française de Football, the governing body of football (soccer) in France
FIA
proper noun
initialism of Fédération internationale de l'automobile: FIA
FIBA
proper noun
FIBA (“Fédération Internationale de Basketball”): acronym of Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur, its former spelled-out name
FIBA
noun, feminine
alternative letter-case form of FibA
FIDE
proper noun
acronym of Fédération Internationale des Échecs (International Chess Federation)
FIDIC
proper noun
acronym of Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils
FIFA
proper noun
FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
FIG
proper noun
acronym of Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
FIL
proper noun
FIL (“Federation of International Lacrosse”); synonym of FCI (“Fédération de Crosse Internationale”); initialism of Fédération Internationale de Lacrosse
FIP
proper noun
initialism of Fédération Internationale de Philatélie; initialism of France Inter Paris
FIS
proper noun
abbreviation of Fédération internationale de ski; the International Ski Federation
FITEQ
proper noun
acronym of Fédération Internationale de Teqball
FLE
noun, feminine
abbreviation of Français langue étrangère the learning or teaching of the French language as a foreign language
FLN
proper noun
FLN (political party)
FLNC
proper noun
initialism of “Front de libération nationale corse” (“National Liberation Front of Corsica”), a militant organization from Corsica, France
FLQ
proper noun
initialism of Front de libération du Québec
FMI
proper noun
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
FN
proper noun
Front National; a political party from either France or Belgium
FN
proper noun
Fabrique Nationale; a Belgian firearms manufacturer
FN-FAL
noun, masculine
FN-FAL; the NATO standard assault rifle
FNSEA
proper noun
initialism of Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles (“National Federation of Farmer's Unions”)
FPLP
proper noun
initialism of Front populaire de libération de la Palestine (“Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine”): PFLP
FPR
proper noun
initialism of Front Patriotique Rwandais (“Rwandan Patriotic Front”)
FRELIMO
proper noun
alternative letter-case form of Frelimo
FSBK
proper noun
initialism of Championnat de France de Superbike (“Superbike Championship of France”)
FTQ
proper noun
initialism of fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec, a large trade union in Quebec, Canada.
FUNCINPEC
proper noun
initialism of Front uni national pour un Cambodge indépendant, neutre, pacifique, et coopératif (“United National Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia”)
Fa
proper noun
Fa (a village and former commune in the Aude department, Occitania, France)
Faaa
proper noun
Faaa (a town in Tahiti, French Polynesia)
Fabien
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Fabian
Fabienne
proper noun
a female given name
Fabrice
proper noun
a male given name
Faby
proper noun
a diminutive of the male given name Fabien; a diminutive of the female given name Fabienne
Facebook
proper noun
Facebook
Fagnon
proper noun
a surname
Failler
proper noun
a surname
Falcao
proper noun
a surname from Portuguese
Falgayrolles
proper noun
A toponym in Brassac, Tarn-et-Garonne
Falguier
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Falguière
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan