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EDL

  1. (UK politics) Initialism of English Defence League.
    • 2015 September 8, Alex Preston, “Submission by Michel Houellebecq review – satire that’s more subtle than it seems”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The very Ballardian violence comes from rogue Salafist jihadists and their far-right counterparts, the Nativists (imagine the EDL with brains); []
    • 2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, in The Guardian[2]:
      The EDL said Saturday’s rally was aimed at highlighting what it describes as a “continued increase in Islamic terrorism” linked to Birmingham.
  2. (European politics) Initialism of European Defence League.
  3. Initialism of European Day of Languages.

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EDL (plural EDLs)

  1. (space flight) Abbreviation of entry, descent, landing. (a phase of planetfall)

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