BH

See also: bh, Bh, .bh, bh', B"H, and B&H

Translingual

Symbol

BH

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Bahrain.

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English

Proper noun

BH

1. Boko Haram

Noun

BH (plural BHs)

1. Initialism of heavy battleship.
2. Initialism of bank holiday.
3. (knitting) Initialism of buttonhole.
   • 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics (page 86)

     Work 7 BH's on left side for man's sweater, on right side for woman's sweater.

4. (astronomy) Initialism of black hole.

Related terms

• (astronomy): SMBH

Anagrams

• HB

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Danish

Alternative forms

• bh

Noun

BH c (definite singular BH'en, indefinite plural BH'er, definite plural BH'erne)

1. a bra (abbreviation of brystholder)

Derived terms

• bøjle-BH

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German

Etymology

Initialism of Büstenhalter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈhaː/

• Audio:

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Noun

BH m (genitive BH or BHs, plural BHs or BH)

1. bra (women’s undergarment)

Usage notes

• BH is the normal word for “bra” in German, whereas the full form Büstenhalter is now formal and quite unusual in common speech.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bh

Noun

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-er, definite plural BH-ene)

1. a bra (abbreviation of brystholder and bysteholder)

Synonyms

• behå

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-ar, definite plural BH-ane)

1. a bra (abbreviation of brysthaldar and bystehaldar)

Synonyms

• behå

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• bh

Noun

BH

1. bra; Abbreviation of brösthållare., Abbreviation of bysthållare.

See also

• behå

Anagrams

• HB