BH

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

Translingual

Symbol

BH

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

English

Abbreviation

BH

  1. Boko Haram
  2. heavy battleship, a battleship variant type of warship, also dreadnaught
  3. bank holiday, a kind of public holiday in several English-speaking countries
  4. (knitting) 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.
  5. (astronomy) Abbreviation 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈhaː/
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. bra (women’s undergarment)

Usage notes

  • BH is the normal word for “bra” in German, whereas the full form Büstenhalter is now formal and quite unusual in common speech.

Norwegian Bokmål

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


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


Swedish

Alternative forms

Abbreviation

BH

  1. a bra; Abbreviation of brösthållare., Abbreviation of bysthållare.

See also

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