BH

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

Translingual

Symbol

BH

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Bahrain.
    Synonym: BHR (alpha-3)

English

Proper noun

BH

  1. Initialism of Boko Haram.
  2. Abbreviation of Bihar, a state in India.

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.

Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. a bra (abbreviation of brystholder)

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Initialism of Büstenhalter or Busenhalter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈhaː/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːha/ (southwestern Germany, Switzerland, and sporadically elsewhere)
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Noun

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

  1. bra (women’s undergarment)

Usage notes

  • BH is the normal word for “bra” in German, whereas the full forms Büstenhalter (Germany) and Busenhalter (Austria and Switzerland) is now formal and quite unusual in common speech.

Declension

Declension of BH
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der BH die BHs, BH
genitive eines des BHs, BH der BHs, BH
dative einem dem BH den BHs, BH
accusative einen den BH die BHs, BH

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. a bra (abbreviation of brystholder and bysteholder)

Synonyms

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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

Portuguese

Proper noun

BH

  1. Initialism of Belo Horizonte.
    Synonym: Beagá

Romanian

Proper noun

BH

  1. Abbreviation of Bihor, a county in Romania.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Noun

BH c

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

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