BX

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Translingual

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Etymology 1

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Symbol

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BX

  1. The World Meteorological Organization country code for Belgium and Luxembourg

Etymology 2

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Symbol

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BX

  1. (international standards) Indeterminately reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property.
Usage notes
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This is an indeterminately reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the World Intellectual Property Organization due to its use in the WIPO ST.3 standard, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO.

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biːˈɛks/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛks

Etymology 1

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Abbreviation

Noun

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BX (plural BXes)

  1. (US, military) Initialism of base exchange. The U.S. Air Force's Base Exchange
    Despite the reduced price of goods at the BX, everything is of high quality.
Coordinate terms
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(base exchange):

Etymology 2

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Former trademark of General Electric Company.

Noun

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BX

  1. A flexible, metal-armored electrical cable.
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