SL

See also: .sl, sl., S&L, Sl., s.l., S & L, and śl.

Translingual

Symbol

SL

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

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English

Adjective

SL (not comparable)

1. (citations) sine loco (without place [of publication])
2. (medicine) Initialism of sublingual.
3. (in gay personal ads) Initialism of straight-looking.

Noun

SL (countable and uncountable, plural SLs)

1. (linguistics) Initialism of source language.
2. (on Muslim forums) Initialism of sharia law.
3. (law) (historical, used postnominally) Serjeant-at-law
4. (knitting) slip
   • 2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49:

     Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker

Proper noun

SL

1. (politics) Initialism of Sendero Luminoso.
2. (politics) Abbreviation of Scotland.
3. Initialism of Swan Lake.
4. (Internet) Initialism of Second Life.

Anagrams

• L&S, L's, L.S., LS, Ls, l's, ls

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Japanese

Etymology

From English steam locomotive

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) エスエ​ル [èsúéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [e̞sɨᵝe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

SL(エスエル) • (esueru) 

1. (rail transport) Synonym of 蒸気機関車 (jōki kikansha, “steam locomotive”)

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Spanish

Proper noun

SL ?

1. Abbreviation of San Luis Potosí (Mexican state)
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Saarland, a federal state of Germany.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) South Sumatra, a province of Indonesia.