MP
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mp"
Translingual
Symbol
MP
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Northern Mariana Islands since 1986.
English
Alternative forms
- M. P.
- M.P.
Noun
MP (countable and uncountable, plural MPs)
- (politics) Member of Parliament
- 2014 April 11, Charlotte Meredith, “The Palace of Sexminster”, in Huffington Post: United Kingdom:
- (military) Military Police; military policeman
- (fantasy, roleplaying games, board games, video games) mana points or magic points
- Megapixel
- The new Canon has a 12MP ccd sensor.
- Machine Pistol
- (Anglicanism) Initialism of morning prayer.
Hyponyms
- MEP (EU, politics)
Translations
Member of Parliament
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References
- English country names and code elements (ISO 3166-1-alpha-2). Retrieved 28 Jan 2006.
- Official United States Postal Service abbreviations. Retrieved 28 Jan 2006.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛmˈpeː/
Alternative forms
- MinPräs
Etymology 2
The pronunciation is that of MPi, the Wehrmacht abbreviation. The now predominant spelling was influenced by the MP5 and by English usage (the spoken form being maintained through reinterpretation as an English reading of the letters).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛmˈpiː/
Audio (file)
Noun
MP f (genitive MP, plural MPs or MP)
- Initialism of Maschinenpistole (“machine pistol, submachine gun”).
Alternative forms
- MPi
Portuguese
Swedish
Proper noun
MP ? (genitive MP:s)
- Initialism of Miljöpartiet de Gröna; a Swedish political (environmental) party
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