BL

See also: bl, bl., .bl, and B/L

Translingual

Symbol

BL

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Saint Barthélemy since 2007.
    Synonym: BLM (alpha-3)

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviations.

Proper noun

BL

  1. Initialism of British Leyland.

Noun

BL (plural BLs)

  1. (UK military) Initialism of breechloader.
    • 1879, War Office, Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises, p. 37:
      B.L. cartridges have lubricators choked inside the cartridges of 40-pr. and lower natures.

Adjective

BL (not comparable)

  1. (UK military) Initialism of breechloading.

Etymology 2

From Japanese BL, from ボーイズラブ, from English boy+love.

Noun

BL (uncountable)

  1. Initialism of boys' love (“yaoi media”).

Anagrams

Chinese

Etymology

From Japanese BL (ボーイズラブ), from English boys + love.

Noun

BL

  1. boys' love (yaoi media); gay, male homosexuality

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

German

Proper noun

BL

  1. ISO 3166-2:CH code of Basel-Landschaft (canton)

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʲiːe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

B(ビー)L(エル) • (bīeru) 

  1. Initialism of ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu, “boys' love”).

Coordinate terms

Korean

Noun

BL

  1. Initialism of 보이즈 러브 (boijeu reobeu, “boys' love”).
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