BQ

See also: Bq, .bq, B.Q., and B. Q.

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BQ

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Caribbean Netherlands since 2010.
    Synonym: BES (alpha-3)
  2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the British Antarctic Territory from 1974 to 1979.
    Synonym: ATB (alpha-3)

Usage notes

In relation to its use for the British Antarctic Territory, the code was deprecated in favour of AQ, the code for Antarctica.

English

Noun

BQ (plural BQs)

  1. (running) Boston qualifier (a time which qualifies a runner for Boston Marathon).

Proper noun

BQ

  1. (Canada, politics) Initialism of Bloc Quebecois: a political party of Canada.

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.ky/

Proper noun

BQ m

  1. (initialism, Canada, politics) Bloc Québécois—a political party of Canada

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