SL

See also: .sl, sl., S&L, Sl., s.l., S & L, and śl.

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Translingual

Symbol

SL

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Sierra Leone.

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English

Initialism

SL

1. (linguistics) Initialism of source language.
2. (politics) Initialism of Sendero Luminoso.
3. (politics) Abbreviation of Scotland.
4. (on Muslim forums) Initialism of sharia law.
5. (law) (historical, used postnominally) Serjeant-at-law
6. (in gay personal ads) straight-looking
7. (knitting) slip
   • 2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits (page 49)

     Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker

8. (Internet) Second Life
9. (citations) sine loco (without place [of publication])

Anagrams

• L&S, L's, L.S., LS, Ls, l's, ls

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Japanese

Etymology

From English steam locomotive

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) エスエ​ル [èsúéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [e̞sɨᵝe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

SL (katakana エスエル, rōmaji esueru)

1. (rail transport) Synonym of 蒸気機関車 (jōki kikansha, “steam locomotive”)

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Spanish

Abbreviation

SL

1. San Luis Potosí (Mexican state)
2. Saarland, a federal state of Germany.
3. South Sumatra, a province of Indonesia.