SL

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

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TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

SL

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

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EnglishEdit

InitialismEdit

SL

1. (linguistics) source language
2. (politics) Sendero Luminoso
3. (politics) Scotland
4. (on Muslim forums) 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])

AnagramsEdit

• L&S, L's, LS, Ls, l's, ls

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JapaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English steam locomotive

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

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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AbbreviationEdit

SL

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