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BC

abbr.
1. Bachelor of Chemistry
2. or bc before Christ
3. British Columbia
4. buoyancy compensator
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BC

abbreviation for
1. Also: B.C. (indicating years numbered back from the supposed year of the birth of Christ) before Christ: in 54 bc Caesar came. Compare AD
2. (Placename) British Columbia
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BC

British Columbia.

B.C.

or BC,

1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).
2. British Columbia.
usage: See A.D.
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BC

Because
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. BC - before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
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Translations
قَبْل الميلادقَبْلَ الـمِيلاد
př. n. l.před Kristem
f.Krf.Kr.f.v.t
eKr.
prije nove ere
Kr.e
紀元前
기원전
prieš Kristų/Kristaus gimimą
pirms musu eras, pirms Kristus
pred Kristompred naším letopočtom
pred Kristusompred našim štetjem
f. Kr.
ตัวย่อของก่อนคริสต์ศักราช
İÖ Milâttan önce
trước CN

BC

A. ADV ABBR =Before Christa. de C., a.C., A.C.
B. N ABBR (Canada) =British Columbia
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BC

B.C. [ˌbiːˈsiː] abbr (=before Christ) → av. J.-C.
in 200 BC → en deux cents avant Jésus-Christ
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BC

1 abbr of before Christv. Chr
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BC

[ˌbiːˈsiː] adv abbr =before Christa.C.
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BC

(ˌbiː gsiː) abbreviation
before Christ (used in dates; also used by non-Christians). in (the year) 470 BC. v.C. قَبْل الميلاد преди Христос AC před Kristem vor Christi Geburt f.Kr.; f.v.t. π.Χ., προ Χριστού a.C., antes de Cristo eKr (lühend sõnadest enne Kristust) پیش از میلاد مسیح eKr. avant J.-C. לפני הספירה ईसा पूर्व pr.n.e. Kr.e. SM (Sebelum Masehi) a.C. 紀元前 기원 전 prieš Kristų/Kristaus gimimą pirms mūsu ēras, pirms Kristus B.C. voor de christelijke jaartelling f.Kr. p.n.e. مخكي له ميلاده до нашей эры, до н. э. pred Kristom, pred naším letopočtom pred našim štetjem pre Hrista f. Kr., före Kristus ก่อนคริสต์ศักราช Milâttan önce (M.Ö.) 西元前(Before Christ的縮寫,字面意義為「耶穌出生前」) до нашої ери قبل مسیح trước công nguyên 公元前
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BC

قَبْلَ الـمِيلاد př. n. l. f.Kr. v.Chr. π.Χ. a. C. , a.C. eKr. avant J.-C. prije nove ere a.C. 紀元前 기원전 v.C. f.Kr. p.n.e. a.C. до н.э. f. Kr. ตัวย่อของก่อนคริสต์ศักราช İÖ trước CN 公元前
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