B.c.

adv, name

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of BC; initialism of Before Christ. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "A group of eleven inscribed tablets of jade and stone, dating from about the sixth century B.C., is said to have been discovered around 1940 at Ch’in-yang, Honan."

Adverb
  1. 1
    before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of British Columbia: a province of Canada, as used in case citations. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "At a city council meeting on Oct. 8, Campbell River councillors discussed a letter sent by the B.C. Geographical Names Office inviting comments on the name changes."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bcbefore christbolt circlebritish columbia

Example

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"A group of eleven inscribed tablets of jade and stone, dating from about the sixth century B.C., is said to have been discovered around 1940 at Ch’in-yang, Honan."

Related phrases

B.C. CoastB.C. InteriorCoast of B.C.Interior of B.C.

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