AFP

See also: afp

English

Proper noun

AFP

1. (Australia, law enforcement) Initialism of Australian Federal Police.
2. (journalism) Initialism of Agence France-Presse.
   • 2024 December 7, Zoltan Vardai, “Telegram founder Pavel Durov questioned in Paris court for first time: Report”, in Cointelegraph‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 February 2025:

     When asked about the legal proceedings, Durov reportedly told the AFP that he “trusts the French justice” system but refused to elaborate on the case.

   • 2026 March 12, Peter Beaumont, “British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 March 2026:

     AFP, one of the few international news outlets with a Tehran bureau, said this week it has been unable to visit the scene of the strike on a school in the southern town of Minab, where Iranian authorities say more than 150 people, many of them children, were killed by a US Tomahawk missile.

3. (US) Initialism of Association of Fundraising Professionals.
4. (Philippines, military) Initialism of Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Noun

AFP (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) Initialism of alpha-fetoprotein.

Adjective

AFP (not comparable)

1. (in biomedical research) Initialism of affinity purified.

Anagrams

• FP&A, fap, PFA, APF, PAF, FAP

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɛf.pe/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Proper noun

AFP f

1. (journalism) initialism of Agence France-Presse

   Coordinate term: (Canada) PC

   • 2024 June 14, “République démocratique du Congo : 42 morts dans un nouveau massacre, près de 150 depuis début juin”, in Le Monde‎^[3], →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 March 2026:

     Le colonel Alain Kiwewa Mitela, administrateur du territoire de Lubero, où se sont déroulé les faits, dans la région de Beni, a déclaré à l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) que 42 corps avaient été retrouvés après cette tuerie, survenue dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi.

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