BCE

See also: B.C.E., все, and всё

English

Initialism

BCE

1. Before the Common Era, Current Era or Christian Era.

   Socrates was tried and executed in the year 399 BCE.

Usage notes

Often written in small caps like AD and BC.

Translations

before the common era

• Albanian: para erës sonë
• Bulgarian: пр.н.е. (pr.n.e.) (преди новата ера=pred novata era)
• Czech: př. n. l. (cs) (před naším letopočtem)
• Finnish: e.a.a., eaa (fi) (ennen ajanlaskun alkua)
• French: av.n.è. (avant notre ère); AEC (fr), AÈC, aèc (avant l'ère commune)
• Georgian: ჩვ. წ.-მდე (čv. c̣.-mde), ახ. წ.–მდე (ax. c̣.–mde), ჩვენს წელთაღრიცხვამდე (čvens c̣eltaɣricxvamde), ახალ წელთაღრიცხვამდე (axal c̣eltaɣricxvamde)
• German: v. u. Z. (de) (vor unserer Zeitrechnung)
• Hungarian: i. e. (hu) (időszámításunk előtt)
• Lithuanian: pr. m. e. (prieš mūsų erą)

• Macedonian: п.н.е. (p.n.e.) (пред нашата ера=pred nášata éra)
• Polish: p.n.e. (pl) (przed naszą erą)
• Romanian: î.e.n. (înainte de eră noastră)
• Russian: до н. э. (ru) (do n. e.), до на́шей э́ры (do nášej éry)
• Slovak: pred n. l., p.n.l. (pred naším letopočtom)
• Slovene: pr. n. št. (pred našim štetjem)
• Swedish: f.v.t. (sv), fvt (före vår tideräkning)
• Turkish: MÖ (tr) (milattan önce)

Synonyms

• AEV (ante era vulgaris), BC

Antonyms

• CE

Anagrams

• CBE, ECB

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French

Etymology

Initialism of Banque centrale européenne (“European Central Bank”).

Proper noun

BCE

1. ECB

Anagrams

• bec

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Irish

Etymology

Initialism of Banc Ceannais Eorpach (“European Central Bank”).

Proper noun

BCE m

1. ECB

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Italian

Alternative forms

• bce

Etymology

Initialism of Banca Centrale Europea (“European Central Bank”).

Proper noun

BCE ?

1. ECB

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Portuguese

Proper noun

BCE m

1. Initialism of Banco Central Europeu (“European Central Bank”): ECB

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Spanish

Etymology

Initialism of Banco Central Europeo (“European Central Bank”).

Proper noun

BCE m

1. ECB