AS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "as"

Translingual

Symbol

AS

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for American Samoa.

   Synonyms: ASM (alpha-3), US-AS (ISO 3166-2)

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

AS

1. Initialism of Anglo-Saxon.
2. Abbreviation of Assam: a state of India.

Noun

AS

1. (education, UK, historical) Initialism of Advanced Supplementary.
2. (education, UK) Initialism of Advanced Subsidiary.

   AS-level

3. (cardiology) Initialism of aortic stenosis.
4. (neurology) Initialism of Asperger's syndrome.
5. (medicine) Initialism of ankylosing spondylitis.
6. (Internet) Initialism of autonomous system.
7. (US, Navy) Initialism of auxiliary submarine: a naval tender, a submarine tender that tends to submarines.

   Coordinate term: AD

8. (Java programming language) Initialism of application server.
9. Initialism of Alström syndrome.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu, “peace be upon him”), placed after the name of holy persons in Islamic texts.

Phrase

AS

1. (Islam) Initialism of alayhi as-salaam.

   Synonyms: PBUH, SAW, peace be upon him

Anagrams

• S.A., SA, s.a., sa., Sa., Sa, S&A, S. A.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɛs/

Proper noun

AS

1. initialism of Amerika Serikat (= United States of America): a country in North America: USA

Malay

Proper noun

AS

1. alternative form of A.S.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• A/S

Noun

AS

1. (law) abbreviation of aksjeselskap

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• A/S

Noun

AS

1. (law) initialism of aksjeselskap

Welsh

Noun

AS m (plural ASau)

1. (politics) initialism of Aelod Seneddol (“Member of (the UK) Parliament”)
2. (politics) initialism of Aelod o'r Senedd (“Member of the (Welsh) Senedd”)