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Abbreviations

  ABREVIATIONS

 GB

 Great Britain is composed of three countries: England, Scotland and Wales.

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 UK

 United Kingdom . It's the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

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 EU

  the European Union                          

 

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USA

the United  States of America         
"Born in the USA"  (song by Bruce Springsteen)

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 BBC

   British Broadcasting Corporation           

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 WWW

   world wide web  

 FBI

   Federal  Bureau of Investigation   (Washington D.C. , district of Columbia)

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  SMS

    Short  Message  Service    

 

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 FAQ  

    Frequently Asked  Questions

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  UFO

   Unidentified Flying Object   

   (flying saucers)    (2002)

  nato

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  unesco

 The Taj-Mahal has been included on unesco's world heritage list    

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    United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

 laser

    Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

 interpol

  International Criminal Police Organization

It's the world's largest international police organization with 192 member countries.  

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 internet

  International Network :   internet est un réseau informatique mondial  

And also...

    AM (ante meridiem): before noon      Every morning I get up at 7 am

    PM (post meridiem): after noon         I leave my office at 5 pm

    Augustus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire : he ruled from 27  BC ( before Christ)

    until his death in 14 AD (anno domini)

    In 1948 M. Cerdan became a world champion, he beat Tony Zale by a KO (Knock Out)

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