  



AWOL  Absent WithOut Leave 
   ( ) 

BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation 
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BC - Before Christ 
  
 
CIA Central Intelligence Agency 
   

CNN - Cable News Network 
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ER - Emergency Room 
  
 
EU - European Union 
  

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions 
  
 
FIFA - Fdration Internationale de Football Association 
    
 
VIP Very Important Person 
   
 
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation 
   

GMT - Greenwich Mean Time 
  
 
ID - Identification 
   
 
LTD - Limited 
 

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
   
 
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
   
 
NBA - National Basketball Association 
    

NBC - National Broadcasting Company 
   
 
OIC - Organization of the Islamic Conference 

RIP - Rest In Peace 
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SOS - Save Our Souls (international standard distress call 
  
 
STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease 

TM - TradeMark 
  

TOEFL - Test Of English as a Foreign Language 
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UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization 

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

UK - United Kingdom 
  
 
VOA - Voice Of America 
  
 

WWI World War I (1914-1918 
   

WWII World War II (1939-1945 
  


AAGW=air-to-air guided weapons    
AH=after hijrah  
AL=Arab league    
ALO=Arab labour organization    
AI=Amnesty international    
AUO=African unity organization    
CV=Curriculum vitae  

DC=Disarmament Committee    
FBI=Federal Bureau of Invistigation   
GATT =GeneralAgreement on tariffs and trade     


