British Abbreviations

What is Great Britain?

Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, it is located in northwest Europe and corresponds to the area of three countries: England, Scotland and Wales.

The countries that make up Great Britain are governed by the English Parliament and have the same head of state and head of government.

The term Great Britain is often used synonymously with England or the United Kingdom, but each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

Difference between Great Britain, United Kingdom and England

United Kingdom:political grouping formed by England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and small islands.
Great Britain:largest island in the British Isles archipelago, in its territory are England, Scotland and Wales.
England:country located on the island of Great Britain and part of the United Kingdom.

Great Britain

Great Britain is the name given to the island where England, Scotland and Wales are located. The British Isles archipelago has more than 6,000 islands, with Great Britain being the largest of them.

The territory of Great Britain is 209,331 km ² in area and around 65 million people live in its area.

Each of the countries of Great Britain has its capital:

England:London
Scotland:Edinburgh
Wales:Cardiff

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a political grouping and a sovereign state, made up of the island countries of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.

As it is formed by the British countries and Northern Ireland, it is also called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

All UK countries are governed by the English Parliament and have the same head of state and head of government.

The head of state of the United Kingdom is the monarch. This position is currently held by Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of England. The head of government of the United Kingdom is the person who holds the position of prime minister.

The official language in all four countries is English, but local languages such as Scottish, Welsh and Irish are also spoken. The currency used in these countries is also the same, the pound sterling.

The capital of the United Kingdom, like the capital of England, is the city of London. Each of the other three countries has its own capital.

The United Kingdom was part of the European Union, but in 2016 the majority of the population, through a plebiscite, decided to leave the group. This process became known as Brexit ( Britain Exit ), which means British exit in Portuguese.

England

England is the largest and most populous country in the United Kingdom and is located on the island of Great Britain. Its territorial extension is 130,395 km ², where about 55 million people live.

London is the capital of England, as well as the capital of the United Kingdom.

Summary chart of differences between Great Britain and the United Kingdom

	Great Britain	United Kingdom
countries	England, Scotland and Wales	England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Population	65 million	66 million
Currency	pound sterling	pound sterling
Area	209,331 km ²	244,820 km ²
capital	London	London
Official language	English (Scottish and Welsh are also spoken)	English (Scottish, Welsh and Irish are also spoken)

History of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

In 1707, following the signing of the Treaty of Union, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland are united and form the Kingdom of Great Britain. Wales had been annexed by England in the 16th century.

On that occasion, the Scottish Parliament and the English Parliament were dissolved and the Single Parliament of Great Britain was created.

In 1801 Ireland becomes part of this union, which changes its name to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

However, after the process of independence from Ireland in the early 20th century, the southern portion of that country leaves the United Kingdom and only Northern Ireland remains in the group.

Since then, this political grouping has been called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

List of Acronyms Related to British

ABEABC	Adult Basic Education Association of British Columbia
SSC	Aerospatiale/British Aerospace Concorde
ABFM	All British Field Meet
APBC	Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia
ABA	American, British, Australian
ABCA	American, British, Canadian, and Australian
ABCA	American, British, Canadian, Australian Armies’ Standardization Program
ABCA	American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Armies’ Program
ABDA	American, British, Dutch, Australian
ALPHABET	American-British-Canadian
ABC	American-British-Canadian
ABSA	Annual of the British School at Athens
ABCA	Antwerp British Community Association
ANBC	Aquila Networks British Columbia
ASBC	Archaeological Society of British Columbia
AIBC	Architectural Institute of British Columbia
AABC	Archives Association of British Columbia
AMBCS	Associate Member of the British Computer Society
ABAA	Associate of the British Association of Accountants and Auditors
ARIBA	Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
ABCA	Associate, British College of Accordionists
ALPHABET	Associated British Cinemas
ABC	Associated British Cinemas
ABFD	Associated British Film Distributors
ABF	Associated British Foods plc
ABPC	Associated British Picture Corporation
ABP	Associated British Ports
ABACUS	Association for British and Chinese University Students
ABBC	Association for British Brewery Collectables
ABANDON	Association of British Alumni in Nepal
ABAN	Association of British Alumni in Nepal
ABB	Association of British Bookmakers
ABCR	Association of British Cartridge Remanufacturers
ABCB	Association of British Certification Bodies
ABCC	Association of British Chambers of Commerce
ABCD	Association of British Choral Directors
ALPHABET	Association of British Climbing Walls
ABC	Association of British Climbing Walls
ABCD	Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
ABCDE	Association of British Columbia Deans of Education
ABCLS	Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors
ABCPF	Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters
ABCW	Association of British Columbia Winegrowers
ABCUL	Association of British Credit Unions Ltd
ABDSA	Association of British Dental Surgery Assistants
ABDO	Association of British Dispensing Opticians
ABDCH	Association of British Dogs and Cats Homes
ABD	Association of British Drivers
ABHI	Association of British Healthcare Industries
ABI	Association of British Insurers
ABI	Association of British Investigators
ABLS	Association of British Language Schools
ABMP	Association of British Military Parachutists
ABMEX	Association of British Mining Equipment Exporters
ABNORMAL	Association of British Neurologists
ABN	Association of British Neurologists
ABO	Association of British Orchestras
ABPN	Association of British Paediatric Nurses
ABR	Association of British Residents
ABRS	Association of British Riding Schools
ABSP	Association of British Scrabble Players
ABTAPL	Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries
ABTA	Association of British Travel Agents
ABVA	Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists
ABPI	Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
AUBC	Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth
ABTA	Australian British Trade Association
BCHBC	Back Country Horsemen of British Columbia
BBDC	Bahrain British Dental Congress
BBC	Ballet British Columbia
BBLC	Basically British Language Consultancy
BBC	Beautiful British Columbia
BBC	Best of British Comedy
BOBL	Best of British Luck
BBBMBC	Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia
BOD	Board of Deputies of British Jews
BINARY	British
BUSINESS	British
BISHOP	British
B	British
BANK	British
BROWN	British
BOMBER	British
BRIT	British
BAS	British Ability Scale
BAF	British Abrasives Federation
BACO	British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology
BAHRAIN	British Academy
BA	British Academy
BAAD	British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
BADC	British Academy of Dramatic Combat
BAF	British Academy of Fencing
BAFTA	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAM	British Academy of Management
BAA	British Accounting Association
BACHELOR	British Accreditation Council
BAC	British Accreditation Council
BAR	British Accreditation Regency
BANA	British Acoustic Neuroma Association
BAHA	British Activity Holiday Association
BAEA	British Actors’ Equity Association
BAAB	British Acupuncture Accreditation Board
BAAR	British Acupuncture Association and Register
BACHELOR	British Acupuncture Council
BACC	British Acupuncture Council
BAC	British Acupuncture Council
BASA	British Adhesives and Sealants Association
BAEA	British Aerobatic Association
BAMA	British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association
BAHRAIN	British Aerospace
BA	British Aerospace
BADG	British Aerospace Dynamic Group
BAE	British Aerospace Engineering
BAE	British Aerospace Systems, LTD
BAHRAIN	British Africa
BA	British Africa
BABA	British African Business Association
BAAG	British Agencies Afghanistan Group
BAAF	British Agency for Adoption and Fostering
BACMI	British Aggregate Construction Materials Industries
BAA	British Aggregates Association
BAHS	British Agricultural History Society
BAA	British Agrochemicals Association
BAFS	British Ahwazi Friendship Society
BAF	British Aikido Federation
BAFO	British Air Forces of Occupation
BATA	British Air Transport Association
BAFA	British Airborne Forces Association
BACHELOR	British Aircraft Corporation
BAC	British Aircraft Corporation
BASSA	British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association
BASEA	British Airport Services Equipment Association
BAA	British Airports Authority
BAHRAIN	British Airways
BA	British Airways
BAAE	British Airways Avionic Engineering
BACE	British Airways Component Engineering
BAFT	British Airways Flight Training
BAFC	British Airways Flying Club
BAH	British Airways Holidays
BARC	British Airways Regional Cargo
BARP	British Airways Retirement Plan
BASIS	British Airways Safety Information System
BAV	British Airways Virtual
BAW	British Airways, United Kingdom
BAF	British Allergy Foundation
BAMR	British Allied Manufacturers Representatives
BABS	British Alpine Bred Society
BASS	British Alpine Ski School
BARG	British Amateur Robotics Group
BABN	British American Bank Note Company
BABCNE	British American Business Council of New England
BABCOC	British American Business Council Orange County
BACP	British American Capital Partners
BAEF	British American Educational Foundation
BAFA	British American Football Association
BAFL	British American Football League
BAHRAIN	British American Oil Company
BA	British American Oil Company
BAR	British American Racing
BASIC	British American Scientific International Commercial
BASIC	British American Security Information Council
BTI	British American Tobacco
BAT	British American Tobacco
BATA	British American Tobacco Australia
BATAS	British American Tobacco Australia Services, Ltd.
BATCA	British American Tobacco Central America SA
BACTA	British Amusement and Catering Trades Association
BCAUR	British and Commonwealth Air Unit Register
BCCCF	British and Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland
BESGL	British and European Studies Group, London
BFBS	British and Foreign Bible Society
BIAB	British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography
BIHIP	British and Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme
BILETA	British and Irish Legal Education Technology Association
BAILII	British and Irish Legal Information Institute
BIMS	British and Irish Meteorite Society
BIOA	British and Irish Ombudsman Association
BAS	British Andrology Society
BAGS	British Angora Goat Society
BAS	British Antarctic Survey
BAT	British Antarctic Territory
BAL	British Anti-Lewisite
BAVA	British Anti-Vivisection Association
BAMC	British Applied Mathematics Colloquium
BABT	British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
BAFE	British Approvals for Fire Equipment
BASEC	British Approvals Service for Cables
BASEEFA	British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment for Flammable Atmospheres
BASEEFA	British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres
BAN	British Approved Name
BAS	British Arachnological Society
BARI	British Archaeological Reports International Series
BAL	British Architectural Library
BAF	British Armed Forces
BAFF	British Armed Forces Federation
BAF	British Armwrestling Federation
BAAG	British Army Aid Group
BAAC	British Army Air Corps
BAAE	British Army Antarctic Expedition
BAMA	British Army Motoring Association
BAOC	British Army Orienteering Club
BATT	British Army Training Team
BAMF	British Art Market Federation
BACR	British Artificial Competition Rules
BANS	British Artificial Nutrition Survey
BABA	British Artist Blacksmiths Association
BAFA	British Arts Festivals Association
BAHRAIN	British Association
BA	British Association
BAEM	British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine
BAAF	British Association for Adoption and Fostering
BANT	British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
BACS	British Association for Canadian Studies
BACR	British Association for Cancer Research
BACR	British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation
BACS	British Association for Chemical Specialities
BACCH	British Association for Community Child Health
BACP	British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BAEM	British Association for Emergency Medicine
BASICS	British Association for Immediate Care
BAITA	British Association for Information Technology in Agriculture
BAJS	British Association for Japanese Studies
BALID	British Association for Literacy in Development
BAPT	British Association for Physical Training
BAP	British Association for Psychopharmacology
BASHH	British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
BASC	British Association for Shooting and Conservation
BASSP	British Association for Stop Smoking Practitioners
BATJ	British Association for Teaching Japanese
BARP	British Association for the Advancement of Radiology and Physiotherapy
BAAS	British Association for the Advancement of Science
BASCD	British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
BAVA	British Association for Vedic Astrology
BAWP	British Association for Women in Policing
BAFM	British Association in Forensic Medicine
BAAPS	British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
BAAT	British Association of Art Therapists
BAAS	British Association of Audiological Scientists
BABS	British Association of Barbershop Singers
BABTAC	British Association of Beauty Therapist and Cosmetologists
BABO	British Association of Behavioural Optometrists
BACUP	British Association of Cancer United Patients
BACS	British Association of Chinese Studies
BACA	British Association of Clinical Anatomists
BACTS	British Association of Clinical Terminology Specialists
BACDA	British Association of Community Doctors in Audiology
BACC	British Association of Computer Clubs
BACT	British Association of Conference Towns
BACHELOR	British Association of Counseling
BAC	British Association of Counseling
BADS	British Association of Day Surgery
BADFA	British Association of Decorative and Folk Arts
BAD	British Association of Dermatologists
BAEA	British Association of Educational Audiologists
BAFD	British Association of Fastener Distributors
BAFSAM	British Association of Feed Supplement and Additive Manufacturers
BAFI	British Association of Fitness Instructors
BAFO	British Association of Forensic Odontology
BAGP	British Association of General Paediatrics
BAGD	British Association of Generic Distributors
BAHVS	British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons
BAJS	British Association of Jewish Studies
BALI	British Association of Landscape Industries
BALMEST	British Association of Lawyer Mediators
BALM	British Association of Lawyer Mediators
BAM	British Association of Malaysia
BAMM	British Association of Medical Managers
BANC	British Association of Nature Conservationists
BANS	British Association of Numismatic Societies
BAOT	British Association of Occupational Therapists
BAPS	British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
BAPH	British Association of Paper Historians
BAPM	British Association of Perinatal Medicine
BAPLA	British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies
BAP	British Association of Planetariums
BAPS	British Association of Plastic Surgeons
BAPT	British Association of Play Therapists
BAPSC	British Association of Private Security Companies
BAPT	British Association of Psychological Types
BAP	British Association of Psychotherapists
BAPCO	British Association of Public-Safety Communications Officers
BARCS	British Association of Radio Control Soarers
BARD	British Association of Record Dealers
BAR	British Association of Removers
BARQA	British Association of Research Quality Assurance
BARR	British Association of Road Races
BASA	British Association of Seed Analysts
BASSAC	British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres
BASI	British Association of Ski Instructors
BASP	British Association of Ski Patrollers
BASC	British Association of Skin Camouflage
BASW	British Association of Social Workers
BASU	British Association of Softball Umpires
BASS	British Association of Sound Systems
BASES	British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
BASIC	British Association of Sport in Colleges
BASP	British Association of Stroke Physicians
BASO	British Association of Surgical Oncologists
BATD	British Association of Teachers of Dancing
BATH	British Association of Therapeutical Hypnotists
BAUS	British Association of Urological Surgeons
BAVO	British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
BAVS	British Association of Victorian Studies
BARB	British Association Representing Breeders
BAFI	British Associations for Inventors
BAA	British Astronomical Association
BADC	British Atmospheric Data Centre
BAEA	British Atomic Energy Authority
BARB	British Audience Research Bureau
BAJ	British Audio Journal
BASA	British Automatic Sprinkler Association
BARA	British Automation and Robotics Association
BARC	British Autombile Racing Club
BAOA	British Automobile Owners Association
BATANS	British Automobile Touring Association of Nova Scotia
BBBA	British Bait Breeders Association
BB	British Bakeries Ltd
BBO	British Ballet Organization
BBA	British Bankers Association
BPE	British Barclays Private Equity
BBF	British Baseball Federation
BBL	British Basketball League
BBMA	British Battery Manufacturers Association
BBFC	British Beatles Fan Club
BBC	British Beer Company
BBRO	British Beet Research Organisation
BBFS	British Benefits Friendly Society
BBAA	British Berlin Airlift Association
BBAR	British Best All Rounder
BBF	British Best Friend
BBC	British Biker Cooperative
BBI	British Biocell International
BBS	British Biophysical Society
BBAB	British Biscuit Advisory Board
BB	British Blue
BBMA	British Bluegrass Music Association
BBA	British Board of Agrément
BBBC	British Board of Boxing Control
BBFC	British Board of Film Censors
BBFC	British Board of Film Classification
BBSW	British Boarding Schools Workshop
BBGS	British Boer Goat Society
BBIP	British Books in Print
BBS	British Boomerang Society
BBC	British Born Chinese
BBCD	British Born Confused Desi
BBC	British Born Cypriot
BBI	British Born Indian
BBK	British Born Killers
BBI	British Bottlers’ Institute
BBBOC	British Boxing Board of Control
BBBC	British Boxing Board of Control
BBS	British Boy Scouts
BBG	British Brands Group
BBL	British Bridge League
BBC	British Broadcasting Centre
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
BBCI	British Broadcasting Corporation Interactive
BBCA	British Broadcasting Corporation-America
BB	British Bulldog
BBD	British Bulldogs
BBG	British Business Group, Dubai & Northern Emirates
BBLC	British Business Luncheon Club
BCMC	British Cable Makers Confederation
BCSS	British Cactus and Succulent Society
BCAL	British Caledonian Airways
BCRM	British Cancer Research Meeting
BCU	British Canoe Union
BCA	British Car Auctions
BCC	British Car Club
BCCGC	British Car Club of Greater Cincinnati
BEAUCOUP	British Car Parks
BCP	British Car Parks
BCS	British Cardiac Society
BCIS	British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
BCIRA	British Cast Iron Research Association
BCMS	British Cattle Movement Scheme
BCVA	British Cattle Veterinary Association
BCRC	British Cave Rescue Council
BCRA	British Cave Research Association
BCA	British Caving Association
BCA	British Cement Association
BCA	British Central Africa
BCLT	British Centre for Literary Translation
BCC	British Ceramic Confederation
BCMF	British Ceramic Manufacturers’ Federation
BCRA	British Ceramic Research Association
BCSS	British Cervical Spine Society
BCCG	British Chamber of Commerce Germany
BCCL	British Chamber of Commerce in Latvia
BCCT	British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey
BCC	British Chambers of Commerce
BTCC	British Chambers of Commerce
BCB	British Cheese Board
BCG	British Chelonia Group
BCS	British Chemical Standard
BCF	British Chess Federation
BECOME	British Chess Magazine
BCM	British Chess Magazine
BCVS	British Chess Variant Society
BCSAJ	British Chevening Scholars Association in Jordan
BCLTS	British Chinese Language Teaching Seminar
BCA	British Chiropractic Association
BETON-A-CARACTERISTIQUES-NORMALISEES	British Church Newspaper
BCN	British Church Newspaper
BCHRP	British Cinema History Research Project
BCE	British Clarinet Ensemble
BCSC	British Classic Sports Cars
BCS	British Clematis Society
BCC	British Coal Corporation
BCF	British Coatings Federation
BCIG	British Cochlear Implant Group
BCAP	British Code of Advertising Practice
BCA	British Coffee Association
BCNO	British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy
BC	British Colonies
BCA	British Colostomy Association
VALLEY	British Columbia
VERY	British Columbia
V	British Columbia
BC	British Columbia
BCANDS	British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
BCAN	British Columbia Adventure Network
BCAS	British Columbia Ambulance Service
BCY	British Columbia and Yukon
BCAA	British Columbia Archery Association
BCAIN	British Columbia Archival Information Network
BCARS	British Columbia Archives and Records Service
BCAA	British Columbia Assessment Authority
BCAL	British Columbia Assets and Land
BCACP	British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police
BCAITK	British Columbia Association of Internationally Trained Kinesiologists
BCAPS	British Columbia Association of People Who Stutter
BCATW	British Columbia Association of Travel Writers
BCAS	British Columbia Ataxia Society
BCAA	British Columbia Automobile Association
BCBC	British Columbia Buildings Corporation
BCCA	British Columbia Cancer Agency
BCCS	British Columbia Cancer Society
BCCR	British Columbia Cave Rescue
BCCNPD	British Columbia Centre for Non-Profit Development
BCCA	British Columbia Chiropractic Association
BCCAC	British Columbia Coalition for Abortion Clinics
BCCP	British Columbia Coast Pilots
BCC	British Columbia College
BCCC	British Columbia College of Chiropractic
BCCT	British Columbia College of Teachers
BCCHRP	British Columbia Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines
BCCC	British Columbia Computer Centre
BCCM	British Columbia Conservatory of Music
BCCA	British Columbia Construction Association
BCCA	British Columbia Court of Appeal
BCCLS	British Columbia Courthouse Library Society
BCDSS	British Columbia Disc Sports Society
BCD	British Columbia Dragoons
BCDL	British Columbia Drivers License
BCEA	British Columbia Economic Accounts
BCE	British Columbia Electric
BCEA	British Columbia Electrical Association
BCEA	British Columbia Employment and Assistance
BCEA	British Columbia Emu Association
BCEA	British Columbia Environmental Assessment
BCEAO	British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office
BCEWA	British Columbia Estate Winery Association
BCEA	British Columbia Expropriation Association
BCF	British Columbia Ferries
BCFMWU	British Columbia Ferry and Marine Workers Union
BCFS	British Columbia Ferry Services, Inc
BCFS	British Columbia Film Society
BCFS	British Columbia Folklore Society
BCGNIS	British Columbia Geographical Names Information System
BCGAA	British Columbia Glass Arts Association
BCGSA	British Columbia Golf Superintendents Association
BCGREA	British Columbia Government Retired Employees’ Association
BCHDA	British Columbia Highland Dance Association
BCHS	British Columbia Historical Society
BCHN	British Columbia History of Nursing
HBVA	British Columbia Hobby Brewers and Vintners Association
BCHC	British Columbia Hockey College
BCHPA	British Columbia Honey Producers Association
BCHIS	British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service
BCHMC	British Columbia Housing Management Commission
BCHPA	British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
BCH	British Columbia Hydropower
BCID	British Columbia Identification
BCID	British Columbia Industrial Design Association
BCIP	British Columbia Information and Privacy
BCIA	British Columbia Institute of Agrologists
BCIT	British Columbia Institute of Technology
BCIA	British Columbia Internet Association
BCIX	British Columbia Internet Exchange
BCJ	British Columbia Judgements
BCLRB	British Columbia Labour Relations Board
BCLS	British Columbia Land Surveyor
BCLMA	British Columbia Legal Management Association
BCLA	British Columbia Library Association
BCL	British Columbia Liquor
BCLC	British Columbia Lottery Corporation
BCMP	British Columbia Marijuana Party
BCMPA	British Columbia Motion Pictures Association
BCMC	British Columbia Mountaineering Club
BCNA	British Columbia Naturopathic Association
BCNRA	British Columbia Nautical Residents Association
BCNA	British Columbia Netball Association
BCNCC	British Columbia Network for Compassionate Communication
BCNF	British Columbia Neurofibromatosis Foundation
BCNA	British Columbia Newspaper Award
BCNREB	British Columbia Northern Real Estate Board
BCNU	British Columbia Nurses’ Union
BCOGC	British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission
BCOU	British Columbia Open University
BCPC	British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
BCPIA	British Columbia Photonics Industry Association
BCPIA	British Columbia Printing & Imaging Association
BCPIA	British Columbia Printing Industries Association
BCPN	British Columbia Proteomics Network
BCPCC	British Columbia Provincial Capital Commission
BCMP	British Columbia Provincial Museum
BCR	British Columbia Rail
BCRHA	British Columbia Railway Historical Association
BCRPA	British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association
BCR	British Columbia Regiment
BCRA	British Columbia Registrars Association
BCRRC	British Columbia Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre
BCRA	British Columbia Reining Association
BCRT	British Columbia Respiratory Therapy
BCRA	British Columbia Rodeo Association
BCSC	British Columbia Safety Council
BCSPA	British Columbia School Personnel Association
BCSC	British Columbia Securities Commission
BCSC	British Columbia Seed Company
BCSAP	British Columbia Settlement and Adaptation Program
BCSF	British Columbia Snowmobile Federation
BCSOF	British Columbia Society of Fellows
BCSH	British Columbia Society of Homeopaths
BCSF	British Columbia Speleological Federation
BCSAP	British Columbia Student Assistance Program
BCSL	British Columbia Student Loan
BCSC	British Columbia Supreme Court
BCTC	British Columbia Touring Council
BCTC	British Columbia Transmission Corporation
BCTC	British Columbia Treaty Commission
BCTA	British Columbia Trucking Association
BCVMA	British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
BCVSP	British Columbia Viking Ship Project
BCVA	British Columbia Volleyball Association
BCWWA	British Columbia Water and Waste Association
BCYBA	British Columbia Yacht Brokers Association
BCPF	British Columbians for Private Forests
BCA	British Combat Association
BCC	British Combinatorial Committee
BCC	British Combinatorial Conference
BCG	British Comedy Guide
BRIXMIS	British Commanders’-In-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany
BCSH	British Committee for Standards in Haematology
BC	British Commonwealth
BCOP	British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
BCON	British Commonwealth Occupation News
BETON-A-CARACTERISTIQUES-NORMALISEES	British Commonwealth of Nations
BCN	British Commonwealth of Nations
BCC	British Community Committee
BCLA	British Comparative Literature Association
BCAS	British Compressed Air Society
BCS	British Computer Society
BCG	British Conference Grants
BCVS	British Conference Venues Survey
BCME	British Congress of Mathematics Education
BCOVS	British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science
BCIA	British Construction Industry Awards
BCG	British Consulate-General
BCB	British Consultants Bureau
BCA	British Consumers Association
BCDS	British Contact Dermatitis Society
BCLA	British Contact Lens Association
BCMPA	British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association
BCC	British Copyright Council
BCCA	British Correspondence Chess Association
BC	British Council
BCO	British Council for Offices
BCODP	British Council of Disabled People
BCODP	British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
BCPCC	British Council of Protestant Christian Churches
BCSC	British Council of Shopping Centres
BCS	British Crime Survey
BCSC	British Crime Survey Comparator
BCPC	British Crop Protection Council
BCC	British Crown Colony
BCA	British Crystallographic Association
BCS	British Cultural Studies
BCCC	British Custom Car Club
BCQS	British Cycle Quest
BCQ	British Cycle Quest
BCF	British Cycling Federation
BCCA	British Cyclo-Cross Association
BDMA	British Damage Management Association
BDC	British Dance Council
BDO	British Darts Organisation
BDDA	British Deaf and Dumb Association
BDA	British Deaf Association
BDSC	British Deaf Sports Council
BDA	British Decorators Association
BDFA	British Deer Farmers Association
BDAF	British Defence and Aid Fund
BDD	British Defence Doctrine
BDFL	British Defence Film Library
BDS	British Defense Staff
BDA	British Deming Association
BDP	British Democratic Party
BDA	British Dental Association
BDHF	British Dental Health Foundation
BDJ	British Dental Journal
BDS	British Dental Society
BDT	British Dependent Territories
BDTC	British Dependent Territories Citizenship
BDA	British Diabetic Association
BDA	British Dietetic Association
BDB	British Digital Broadcasting
BDMA	British Direct Mail Advertising Association
BDMA	British Direct Marketing Association
BDDA	British Disability Discrimination Act
BDFA	British Disabled Flying Association
BDGA	British Disc Golf Association
BDPA	British Disposable Products Association
BDOA	British Domesticated Ostrich Association
BDS	British Dragonfly Society
BUNDLE	British Dressage Ltd
BD	British Dressage Ltd
BOULEVARD	British Dressage Ltd
BOUNDARY	British Dressage Ltd
BOUND	British Dressage Ltd
BDC	British Drift Championship
BDF	British Drilling and Freezing
BDS	British Driving Society
BDYC	British Dummersee Yacht Club
BDA	British Dyslexia Association
BESA	British Earth Sheltering Association
BEA	British East Africa
BEITC	British East India Tea Company
BEIC	British East India Trading Company
BES	British Ecological Society
BEPA	British Edible Pulse Association
BETT	British Education and Training Technology
BEA	British Education Association
BECTA	British Education Communications Technology Agency
BEI	British Education Index
BETI	British Education Theses Index
BEAS	British Educational Administration Society
BELMAS	British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society
BERA	British Educational Research Association
BES	British Educational Suppliers
BESA	British Educational Suppliers Association
BEA	British Egg Association
BEIC	British Egg Industry Council
BEPA	British Egg Products Association
BESS	British Elbow and Shoulder Society
BES	British Election Studies
BES	British Election Study
BEFA	British Electric Flight Association
BEF	British Electric Foundation
BEAP	British Electrical Approvals Board
BETTA	British Electricity Transmission and Trading Arrangements
BES	British Electrophoresis Society
BEAMA	British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association
BEAB	British Electrotechnical Approvals Board
BEFC	British Embassy Football Club
BE	British Empire
BEE	British Empire Exhibition
BEM	British Empire Medal
BENA	British Empire Naturalist Association
BES	British Endodontic Society
BGY	British Energy Group, PLC
BEIE	British Engineering Institutions-Egypt
BESA	British Engineering Standards Association
BEC	British Engineers Club
BE	British English
BRE	British English
BEO	British English Olympics
BESA	British Engraved Stationery Association
BERN	British Enlightenment Research Network
BETA	British Entertainment Trades Alliance
BEES	British Epidermo-Epidemiology Society
BES	British Epigraphy Society
BEA	British Epilepsy Association
BEF	British Equestrian Federation
BEIB	British Equestrian Insurance Brokers Ltd
BETA	British Equestrian Trade Association
BEVA	British Equine Veterinary Association
BEOA	British Essential Oil Association
BEHAF	British Ethnic Health Awareness Foundation
BEA	British European Airways
BEPA	British European Potato Association
BEC	British Evangelical Council
BEBOH	British Examining Board in Occupational Hygiene
BEF	British Expeditionary Force
BEMAC	British Exports Marketing Advisory Committee
BESA	British Ex-Services Association Inc.
BFA	British Factories Act
BFDA	British Fancy Dress Association
BFA	British Fantasy Award
BFS	British Fantasy Society
BFF	British Farming Forum
BFC	British Fashion Council
BFA	British Federation of Audio
BFA	British Fencing Association
BFRC	British Fenestration Ratings Council
BFS	British Fertility Society
BFTA	British Field Target Association
BFA	British Film Academy
BFC	British Film Commission
BFI	British Film Institute
BFDC	British First Day Covers
BFRC	British Flame Research Committee
BFFS	British Flat Figure Society
BFTS	British Flight Training School
BFVEA	British Flower and Vibrational Essences Association
BFA	British Flyball Association
BFJ	British Food Journal
BFBS	British Forces Broadcasting Service
BFBS	British Forces Broadcasting System
BFC	British Forces Cyprus
BFG	British Forces Germany
BFGHS	British Forces Germany Health Service
BFN	British Forces Network
BFPO	British Forces Post Office
BFPO	British Forces Posted Overseas
BFSC	British Forces Scooter Club
BFP	British Foreign Policy
BFE	British Forum for Ethnomusicology
BFA	British Foundry Association
BFA	British Fragrance Association
BFA	British Franchise Association
BFC	British Free Corps
BFFF	British Frozen Food Federation
BFS	British Fuchsia Society
BFSA	British Fulbright Scholars Association
BFTA	British Fur Trade Association
BFM	British Furniture Manufacturers
BGB	British Gaming Blog
BGAS	British Gas
BGC	British Gas Corporation
BGEPIL	British Gas Exploration and Production India Limited
BGTT	British Gas of Trinidad and Tobago
BG	British Gas PLC
BEIGE	British Gas PLC
BGS	British Gas Services
BGL	British Gas/Lurgi
BGA	British Gear Association
BGS	British Geological Survey
BGS	British Geriatrics Society
BGTW	British Gibraltar Territorial Waters
BGS	British Girl Scouts
BGRC	British Glass Recycling Company
BGA	British Gliding Association
BGA	British Go Association
BGJ	British Go Journal
BGS	British Goat Society
BGM	British Golf Museum
BGRB	British Greyhound Racing Board
BGA	British Grooms Association
BGBW	British Guild of Beer Writers
BHKC	British Hand Knitting Confederation
BHHR	British Hanoverian Horse Register
BHMA	British Hard Metal Association
BHIP	British Hardwoods Improvement Programme
BHCA	British Health Care Association
BHBIA	British Healthcare Business Intelligence Association
BHF	British Heart Foundation
BHJ	British Heart Journal
BHM	British Heavy Metal
BHPS	British Hedgehog Preservation Society
BHAB	British Helicopter Advisory Board
BHCC	British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
BHC	British Herbal Compendium
BHMA	British Herbal Medicine Association
BH	British Heritage
BHS	British Herpetological Society
BHC	British High Commission
BHS	British Hip Society
BHRC	British Historic Rally Championship
BHO	British History Online
BHMA	British Holistic Medical Association
BHVMA	British Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association
BHC	British Home Children
BHS	British Home Stores
BHTS	British Home Tourism Survey
BHT	British Home Tutors
BHJ	British Homeopathic Journal
BHI	British Horological Institute
BHIC	British Horse Industry Confederation
BHS	British Horse Society
BHSAI	British Horse Society Assistant Instructor
BHSI	British Horse Society Instructor
BISHOP	British Horsepower
BHP	British Horsepower
BHA	British Horseracing Authority
BHB	British Horseracing Board
BHA	British Hospitality Association
BHCSA	British Hospitals Contributory Schemes Association
BHHS	British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society
BHRA	British Hot Rod Association
BHRC	British Hotel Reservation Centre
BHRA	British House Rabbit Association
BHPS	British Household Panel Study
BHIVA	British Human Immunodeficiency Virus Association
BHCIG	British Human-Computer Interaction Group
BHA	British Humanist Association
BHI	British Humanities Index
BHRA	British Hydraulics Research Association
BHRA	British Hydrodynamics Research Association
BHRA	British Hydromechanics Research Association
BHA	British Hyperbaric Association
BHA	British Hypnotherapy Association
BIHA	British Ice Hockey Association
BIVDA	British In Vitro Diagnostics Association
BIFA	British Independent Film Awards
BIMTA	British Independent Motor Trade Association
BISPA	British Independent Steel Producers’ Association
BIU	British Independent Utilities
BISEXUAL	British India
BI	British India
BIOT	British Indian Ocean Territory
IOT	British Indian Ocean Territory
IO	British Indian Ocean Territory
BIPA	British Indian Psychiatric Association
BISFA	British Industrial and Scientific Film Association
BIFCA	British Industrial Furnace Constructors Association
BITA	British Industrial Truck Association
BIOG	British Industry Offset Group
BICA	British Infertility Counselling Association
BIHA	British Inflatable Hirers Association
BIOLOGY	British Informatics Olympiad
BIO	British Informatics Olympiad
BIS	British Information Service
BIAA	British Institute at Ankara
BIA	British Institute at Ankara
BISI	British Institute for the Study of Iraq
BIEA	British Institute in Eastern Africa
BIAC	British Institute of Agricultural Consultants
BIEE	British Institute of Electrical Engineers
BIE	British Institute of Embalmers
BIEE	British Institute of Energy Economics
BIET	British Institute of Engineering Technology
BIFM	British Institute of Facilities Management
BIFMA	British Institute of Facilities Management
BIH	British Institute of Hypnotherapy
BII	British Institute of Innkeepers
BIIA	British Institute of Innkeeping
BIIAB	British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body
BILD	British Institute of Learning Disabilities
BIM	British Institute of Management
BIMM	British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine
BIOS	British Institute of Organ Studies
BIPS	British Institute of Persian Studies
BIR	British Institute of Radiology
BIVR	British Institute of Verbatim Reporters
BIA	British Insurance Association
BIBA	British Insurance Brokers’ Association
BIIC	British Insurers International Committee
BIOS	British Intelligence Objectives Subcommittee
BIB	British Interactive Broadcasting
BIDA	British Interior Design Association
BITA	British Interior Textiles Association
BICS	British International Comics Show
BIDA	British International Doctors Association
BIFA	British International Freight Association
BIMS	British International Motor Show
BISAK	British International School Al Khobar
BISC	British International School Cairo
BISI	British International School Istanbul
BISP	British International School of Prague
BISA	British International Spa Association
BISA	British International Studies Association
BICS	British Internet Chess Server
BIPA	British Internet Publishers’ Alliance
BIS	British Interplanetary Society
BIA	British Irish Association
BIE	British Irish Exchange
BISF	British Iron and Steel Federation
BISPA	British Iron and Steel Producers Association
BIBA	British Isles Backgammon Association
BIBTA	British Isles Baton Twirling Association
BIGR	British Isles Genealogical Register
BILAG	British Isles Lupus Activity Group
BILAG	British Isles Lupus Assessment Group
BISTA	British Isles Soccer Tournaments Association
BISEXUAL	British Israelism
BI	British Israelism
BJA	British Jewellers’ Association
BJHP	British Journal for the History of Philosophy
BJA	British Journal of Addiction
BJA	British Journal of Aesthetics
BJAA	British Journal of Alcohol and Alcoholism
BJA	British Journal of Anaesthesia
BJC	British Journal of Cancer
BJCN	British Journal of Community Nursing
BJC	British Journal of Criminology
BJD	British Journal of Dermatology
BJGP	British Journal of General Practice
BJH	British Journal of Haematology
BJHCIM	British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management
BJHM	British Journal of Hospital Medicine
BJIM	British Journal of Industrial Medicine
BJMP	British Journal of Medical Practitioners
BJM	British Journal of Midwifery
BJN	British Journal of Neurosurgery
BJN	British Journal of Nursing
BJN	British Journal of Nutrition
BJOG	British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
BJO	British Journal of Ophthalmologoy
BJO	British Journal of Orthodontics
BJPN	British Journal of Perioperative Nursing
BJP	British Journal of Photography
BJP	British Journal of Psychiatry
BJR	British Journal of Radiology
BJS	British Journal of Surgery
BJU	British Journal of Urology
BJR	British Journalism Review
BJA	British Judo Association
BJC	British Junior Chamber
BJO	British Junior Open
BKA	British Karate Association
BANGKOK	British Karate Kyokushinkai
BKK	British Karate Kyokushinkai
BKA	British Kendo Association
BKA	British Killifish Association
BKSTS	British Kinematograph Sound & Television Society
BKSA	British Kite Surfing Association
BALK	British Knights
BK	British Knights
BKHF	British Know-How Fund
BKA	British Korfball Association
BLMA	British Ladder Manufacturers Association
BLC	British Leather Conferation
BLMA	British Leathergoods Manufacturers Association
BLX	British Legion of Xbox
BL	British Leyland
BLMC	British Leyland Motor Company
BLMC	British Leyland Motor Corporation
BLA	British Liberation Army
BL	British Library
BLDS	British Library for Development Studies
BLLD	British Library Lending Division
BLRDD	British Library Research and Development Department
BLS	British Lichen Society
BLB	British Linen Bank
BLT	British Liver Trust
BLAA	British Llama and Alpaca Association
BLMA	British Lock Manufacturers Association
BLC	British Logic Colloquium
BLDSA	British Long Distance Swimming Association
BLS	British Longevity Society
BLF	British Lung Foundation
BLS	British Lymphology Society
BMCC	British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce
BMI	British Malaysian Institute
BMDF	British Management Data Foundation
BMT	British Maritime Technology
BMRA	British Market Research Association
BMRB	British Market Research Bureau
BMAF	British Martial Arts Federation
BMO	British Martinist Order
BMSS	British Mass Spectrometry Society
BMAF	British Masters Athletic Federation
BRMC	British Masters Championships
BMO	British Mathematical Olympiad
BMOS	British Mathematical Olympiad Subtrust
BMTA	British Measurement and Testing Association
BMA	British Medical Association
BMC	British Medical Council
BMIS	British Medical Informatics Society
BMJ	British Medical Journal
BMRC	British Medical Research Council
BMS	British Medical Society
BMSA	British Medical Students Association
BMUS	British Medical Ultrasound Society
BMED	British Mediterranean Airways
BMA	British Mediterranean Airways
BMS	British Menopause Society
BMB	British Menswear Brands
BMIG	British Mesothelioma Interest Group
BMRA	British Metals Recycling Association
BMYC	British Methodist Youth Choir
BMPF	British Metropolitan Police Force
BMS	British Mexican Society
BUNDLE	British Midland
BD	British Midland
BOULEVARD	British Midland
BOUNDARY	British Midland
BM	British Midland
BOUND	British Midland
BUNDLE	British Midland Airlines
BD	British Midland Airlines
BOULEVARD	British Midland Airlines
BOUNDARY	British Midland Airlines
BOUND	British Midland Airlines
BMI	British Midland Airways, Ltd.
BMA	British Military Administration
BMA	British Military Association
BMD	British Military Doctrine
BMF	British Military Fitness
BMD	British Mining Database
BMD	British Ministry of Defence
BMSS	British Model Soldier Society
BMCD	British Motor Car Distributors
BMC	British Motor Corporation
BMRC	British Motor Racing Circuits
BMRMC	British Motor Racing Marshalls Club
BMW	British Motor Works
BMCT	British Motorcycle Charitable Trust
BMF	British Motorcycle Federation
BMOA	British Motorcycle Owners Association
BMOC	British Motorcycle Owners Club
BMF	British Motorcyclists Federation
BMCNC	British Motoring Club of Northern Colorado
BMU	British Motors Ukraine
BMMC	British Motorsport Marshals Club
BMP	British Motorsport Promoters, Ltd.
BMG	British Mountain Guide
BMC	British Mountaineering Council
BMB	British Murder Boys
BM	British Museum
BMQ	British Museum Quarterly
BMIC	British Music Information Centre
BMR	British Music Rights
BMI	British Muslim Initiative
BMS	British Mycological Society
BMIG	British Myriapod and Isopod Group
BNO	British National [also seen as BN(O) ]
BN-O	British National [also seen as BNO]
BNB	British National Bibliography
BNC	British National Connector
BNC	British National Corpus
BNFC	British National Film Catalogue
BNF	British National Formulary
BNFC	British National Formulary for Children
BNG	British National Grid
BNIHL	British National Ice Hockey League
BNLI	British National Lymphoma Investigation
BNOC	British National Oil Corporation Ltd.
BNP	British National Party
BNSC	British National Space Centre
BNTL	British National Temperance League
BNHM	British Natural History Museum
BNHS	British Natural Hygiene Society
BNA	British Naturalists’ Association
BNA	British Naturopathic Association
BNC	British Naval Connector
BNPA	British Neuropsychiatry Association
BNA	British Neuroscience Association
BNZTC	British New Zealand Trade Council
BNAF	British North Africa Forces
BNA	British North America
BNBC	British North Borneo Company
BNES	British Nuclear Energy Society
BNX	British Nuclear Export Executive
BNF	British Nuclear Fuels
BNFL	British Nuclear Fuels Limited
BNFL	British Nuclear Fuels Ltd
BNG	British Nuclear Group
BNGSL	British Nuclear Group Sellafield Limited
BNGSL	British Nuclear Group Sellafield Ltd.
BNTVA	British Nuclear Test Veterans Association
BNJ	British Numismatic Journal
BNTA	British Numismatic Trade Association
BNA	British Nursing Association
BNI	British Nursing Index
BNC	British Nut Connector
BOHRF	British Occupational Health Research Foundation
BOHS	British Occupational Hygiene Society
BODC	British Oceanographic Data Centre
BODS	British Oceanographic Data Services
BOA	British Octopush Society
BOSS	British Office Stationery Supplies Federation
BOMA	British Officers Mess Area
BOPCAS	British Official Publications Current Awareness Service
BOKB	British Okinawan Karate Bugeikai
BOMC	British Olympic Medical Centre
BOA	British Olympics Association
BODMA	British Oncology Data Managers Association
BOPA	British Oncology Pharmacy Association
BOPA	British Onion Producers Association
BOAS	British Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Society
BOSU	British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit
BOG	British or German
BOF	British Orienteering Federation
BOS	British Origami Society
BOPP	British Ornamental Plant Producers
BOC	British Ornithologist’s Club
BOU	British Ornithologists’ Union
BOURC	British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee
BOAS	British Orphans’ Adoption Society
BOS	British Orthodontics Society
BOA	British Orthopaedic Association
BOFAS	British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
BOFSS	British Orthopaedic Foot Surgery Society
BOSS	British Orthopaedic Spine Society
BOA	British Osteopathic Association
BOAC	British Overseas Airways Corporation
BODA	British Overseas Development Administration
BOND	British Overseas Industrial Placement Scheme
BOMA	British Overseas Management Administration
BOND	British Overseas NGOs for Development
BOT	British Overseas Territory
BOTB	British Overseas Trade Board
BOC	British Oxygen Company
BPF	British Pacific Fleet
BPEG	British Pacing & Electrophysiology Group
BPCA	British Paediatric Cardiac Association
BPSU	British Paediatric Surveillance Unit
BPA	British Parachute Association
BPS	British Parachute School
BPFA	British Paraplegic Fencing Association
BPS	British Parliamentary Style
BYPASS	British Patent
BP	British Patent
BAGPIPE	British Patent
BYPASS	British Pathe
BP	British Pathé
BAGPIPE	British Pathé
BPCR	British Pedal Car Racing
BPN	British Pendulum Number
BPS	British Pepper & Spice
BPCA	British Pest Control Association
BYPASS	British Petroleum
BP	British Petroleum
BAGPIPE	British Petroleum
BPA	British Petroleum Amoco
BPX	British Petroleum Exploration
BPG	British Pharma Group
BPC	British Pharmaceutical Codex
BPHS	British Pharmacological Society
BPS	British Pharmacological Society
BYPASS	British Pharmacopoeia
BP	British Pharmacopoeia
BAGPIPE	British Pharmacopoeia
BPCRS	British Pharmacopoeia Chemical Reference Substances
BPA	British Philatelic Association
BPF	British Philatelic Federation
BENZO	British Philatelic Trust
BPT	British Philatelic Trust
BPI	British Phonographic Industry Ltd.
BPC	British Phosphate Commission
BPG	British Photodermatology Group
BPLC	British Photographers’ Liaison Committee
BPE	British Photographic Exhibitions
BPL	British Physical Laboratory
BPA	British Pig Association
BPB	British Plaster Board
BPF	British Plastics Federation
BPEC	British Plumbing Employers Council Ltd.
BPSO	British Police Symphony Orchestra
BPCC	British Polish Chamber of Commerce
BPLS	British Politics and Legislative Studies
BPI	British Polythene Industries
BPA	British Ports Association
BPO	British Post Office
BPC	British Potato Council
BPC	British Poultry Council
BPMF	British Poultry Meat Federation
BYPASS	British Pound
BP	British Pound
BAGPIPE	British Pound
BPS	British Pound Sterling
BPAS	British Pregnancy Advisory Service
BYPASS	British Primary
BP	British Primary
BAGPIPE	British Primary
BPCC	British Printing and Publishing Communication Corporation
BPIF	British Printing Industries Federation
BVCA	British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
BPMI	British Profile Management Initiative
BPF	British Property Federation
BPOA	British Protected Ornamentals Association
BPOS	British Psychic and Occult Society
BPS	British Psychological Society
BPS	British Pteridological Society
BPA	British Pyrotechnics Association
BQA	British Quadrathlon Association
BQA	British Quality Association
BQAP	British Quality Assured Pork
BQF	British Quality Foundation
BQA	British Quarterstaff Association
BQL	British Quilt List
BQA	British Quiz Association
BRC	British Rabbit Council
BRDC	British Racing Drivers’ Club
BRG	British Racing Green
BRM	British Racing Motors
BRCA	British Radio Car Association
BROTHER	British Rail
BRANCH	British Rail
BR	British Rail
BRC	British Rail Consortium
BREL	British Rail Engineering Limited
BRT	British Rail Telecommunications
BROTHER	British Railways
BRANCH	British Railways
BR	British Railways
BRB	British Railways Board
BRAD	British Rate And Data
BRMCA	British Ready Mixed Concrete Association
BRP	British Received Pronunciation
BRC	British Red Cross
BRCS	British Red Cross Society
BRAT	British Regiment Attached Traveler
BRAP	British Register for Alternative Practice
BRCP	British Registry of Complementary Practitioners
BRC	British Retail Consortium
BRP	British Riding Pony
BRSF	British Roller Sports Federation
BRSA	British Rope Skipping Association
BRM	British Royal Marine
BSC	British Safety Council
BSOC	British Salmson Owners Club
BSB	British Satellite Broadcasting
BSA	British School at Athens
BSN	British School in the Netherlands
BSAE	British School of Archaeology in Egypt
BSAI	British School of Archaeology in Iraq
BSAJ	British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem
BSB	British School of Beijing
BSB	British School of Brussels
BSC	British School of Chicago
BSK	British School of Kuwait
BSLT	British School of Leather Technology
BSM	British School of Motoring
BSO	British School of Osteopathy
BSW	British School of Washington
BSYS	British School of Yoga
BSY	British School of Yoga
BSMA	British Schoolboy Motorcycle Association
BSKC	British Schools Karting Championship
BSME	British Schools of the Middle East
BSOC	British Schools Orienteering Championships
BSTA	British Schools Tennis Association
BSCA	British Schools’ Cycling Association
BSES	British Schools’ Exploring Society
BSJA	British Schools’ Judo Association
BSRT	British Scout Response Team
BSP	British Sea Power
BSMA	British Secondary Metals Association
BSS	British Secret Service
BSTI	British Section of the Third International
BSC	British Security Coordination
BSIA	British Security Industry Association
BSIA	British Security Industry Authority
BSW	British Shielding Windows
BSBA	British Shingon Buddhist Association
BSF	British Shipping Federation
BSPS	British Show Pony Society
BSJA	British Showjumping Association
BSTS	British Shroud of Turin Society
BSL	British Sign Language
BSG	British Sitcom Guide
BSCD	British Ski Club for the Disabled
BSKYB	British Sky Broadcasting
BSB	British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
BSS	British Sleep Society
BSCRA	British Slot Car Racing Association
BSAVA	British Small Animal Veterinary Association
BSA	British Small Arms Company
BSBA	British Small Boatbuilders Association
BSTC	British Smaller Technology Companies
BSAC	British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
BSCD	British Society for CAL in Dentistry
BSCB	British Society for Cell Biology
BSCN	British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
BSCCP	British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
BSDR	British Society for Dental Research
BSDS	British Society for Dermatological Surgery
BSDB	British Society for Developmental Biology
BSDH	British Society for Disability and Oral Health
BSET	British Society for Ethical Theory
BSGE	British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
BSH	British Society for Haematology
BSHI	British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
BSI	British Society for Immunology
BSID	British Society for Investigative Dermatology
BSLS	British Society for Literature and Science
BSMM	British Society for Medical Mycology
BSMT	British Society for Microbial Technology
BSMT	British Society for Music Therapy
BSN	British Society for Neuroendocrinology
BSPED	British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
BSP	British Society for Parasitology
BSP	British Society for Phenomenology
BSPP	British Society for Plant Pathology
BSPS	British Society for Population Studies
BSRLM	British Society for Research in Learning Mathematics
BSR	British Society for Rheumatology
BSSM	British Society for Sexual Medicine
BSSRS	British Society for Social Responsibility in Science
BSSH	British Society for Surgery of the Hand
BSHS	British Society for the History of Science
BSPS	British Society for the Philosophy of Science
BSTS	British Society for the Turin Shroud
BSAS	British Society of Animal Science
BSA	British Society of Audiology
BSC	British Society of Cinematographers
BSCH	British Society of Clinical Hypnosis
BSC	British Society of Commerce
BSC	British Society of Criminology
BSDH	British Society of Dentistry for Handicapped
BSE	British Society of Echocardiography
BSE	British Society of Endodontics
BSG	British Society of Gastroenterology
BSIM	British Society of Integrated Medicine
BSP	British Society of Periodontology
BSRM	British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
BSR	British Society of Rheology
BSSG	British Society of Scientific Glassblowers
BSSR	British Society of Skeletal Radiologists
BSSH	British Society of Sports History
BSTP	British Society of Toxicological Pathologists
BSOUP	British Society of Underwater Photographers
BSA	British Sociological Association
BSF	British Softball Federation
BSCMA	British Soluble Coffee Manufacturers’ Association
BSAC	British South Africa Company
BSAP	British South Africa Police
BSAA	British South American Airways
BSBA	British Sovereign Base Area
BSMA	British Space Model Association
BSMA	British Space Modelling Alliance
BSMA	British Space Modelling Association
BSAF	British Special Armed Forces
BSAA	British Specialist and Advisors
BSCA	British Spitfire Class Association
BSA	British Sporting Arms, Ltd.
BSCOC	British Sports Cars Owners Club
BSSA	British Stainless Steel Association
BSA	British Stammering Association
BSB	British Standard Beam
BSC	British Standard Channel
BSC	British Standard Cycle
BRSE	British Standard English
BSEN	British Standard European Norm
BSF	British Standard Fine
BSG	British Standard Gauge
BSH	British Standard Handful
BSMA	British Standard Marine
BSM	British Standard Milk
BSP	British Standard Pipe
BSPP-BSPF	British Standard Pipe – Parallel
BSPP	British Standard Pipe Parallel
BSPT	British Standard Pipe Taper
BSP	British Standard Piping
BSPT	British Standard Taper Pipe Thread
BSW	British Standard Whitworth
BS	British Standards
BSI	British Standards Institute
BSIA	British Standards Institute Association
BSI	British Standards Institution
BSS	British Standards Society
BSIA	British Starch Industry Association
BSES	British Steel Engineering Steels Ltd.
BSWA	British Structural Waterproofing Association
BSAC	British Sub-Aqua Club
BDT	British Summer Time
BST	British Summer Time
BSB	British Superbikes
BSST	British Supersonic Transport
BSSI	British Superultramodern Scientific Institution
BSTSA	British Surface Treatment Suppliers Association
BSTA	British Surgical Trades Association
BSI	British Suzuki Institute
BTFA	British Table Football Association
BTTF	British Table Tennis Federation
BTMA	British Taekwondo Mudo Academy
BTA	British Taoist Association
BTR	British Tax Review
BTG	British Technology Group
BTCN	British Telecom Christian Network
BTYS-AND-TE	British Telecom Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition
BT	British Telecommunications
BTL	British Telecommunications Laboratories
BTPS	British Telecommunications Pension Scheme
BTAA	British Television Advertising Awards
BTDA	British Television Distributors Association
BTCA	British Tennis Coaches’ Association, Ltd.
BTBA	British Tenpin Bowling Association
BTMA	British Textile Machinery Association
BTTG	British Textile Technology Group
BTBC	British Thai Boxing Council
BTDA	British Theatre Dance Association
BTA	British Thematic Association
BTHU	British Thermal Unit
BTU	British Thermal Unit
BTH	British Thermal Units per Hour
BTH	British Thompson-Houston
BTTA	British Thoracic and Tuberculosis Association
BTS	British Thoracic Society
BTA	British Thyroid Association
BTA	British Tinnitus Association
BTS	British Toggenburg Society
BTA	British Toilet Association
BTCC	British Touring Car Championship
BTCC	British Touring Car Club
BTB	British Tourism Board
BTS	British Tourism Survey
BTA	British Tourist Authority
BTB	British Tourist Board
BTS	British Toxicology Society
GMB	British Trade Union
BTW	British Traditional Wicca
BTW	British Traditional Witchcraft
BTC	British Training and Recruitment Consultancy
BTS	British Transplantation Society
BTA	British Transport Advertising
BTC	British Transport Commission
BTF	British Transport Films
BTP	British Transport Police
BTI	British Travel International
BTTF	British Travel Trade Fair
BTAA	British Travelgoods and Accessories Association
BTA	British Triathlon Association
BTA	British Trout Association
BTO	British Trust for Ornithology
BTS	British Tunnelling Society
BTCD	British Turkish Committee for Dialogue
BTMA	British Turned Parts Manufacturers Association
BTSC	British Two Stroke Club
BTMA	British Typewriter Manufacturers Association
BTMA	British Tyre Manufacturers Association Ltd
BUDP	British Ulster Dominion Party
BUF	British Ultimate Federation
BUFFER	British Ultimate Federation
BUAV	British Union Against Vivisection
BUAV	British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
BUF	British Union of Fascists
BUFFER	British Union of Fascists
BUSS	British Union of Spiritist Societies
BUPA	British United Provident Association
BUSM	British United Shoe Machinery
BUAC	British Universities Accommodation Consortium
BUCS	British Universities and Colleges Sports
BUBA	British Universities Brunei Association
BUCC	British Universities Cycling Clubs
BUFVC	British Universities Film and Video Council
BUND	British Universities Newsreel Database
BUNAC	British Universities North America Club
BUSA	British Universities Sporting Association
BUID	British University in Dubai
BUE	British University In Egypt
BURA	British Urban Regeneration Association
BVAA	British Valve and Actuator Association
BVSF	British Vehicle Salvage Federation
BVCA	British Venture Capitalist Association
BVA	British Veterinary Association
BVDA	British Veterinary Dental Association
BVHA	British Veterinary Hospital Association
BVHA	British Veterinary Hospitals Association
BVNA	British Veterinary Nursing Association
BVOSG	British Veterinary Oncology Study Group
BVOA	British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association
BVZS	British Veterinary Zoological Society
BVA	British Video Association
IVB	British Virgin Islands
VGB	British Virgin Islands
BVI	British Virgin Islands
BVICCHA	British Virgin Islands Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association
BVIFSC	British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
BVRT	British Vita Racing and Tuning
BVA	British Voice Association
BVF	British Volkswagen Festival
BWF	British Walking Federation
BWBS	British Warm-Blood Society
BWA	British Waterplane Association
BWP	British Waterway Ports
BW	British Waterways
BWB	British Waterways Board
BWLA	British Weight Lifters’ Association
BWMA	British Weights and Measures Association
BWA	British West Africa
BWIA	British West Indian Airlines
BWI	British West Indies
BWIA	British West Indies Airways
BWIR	British West Indies Regiment
BWOY	British Wheel of Yoga
BWY	British Wheel of Yoga
BWAA	British Wheelchair Archery Association
BWAA	British Wheelchair Athletics Association
BWCSA	British Wheelchair Cue Sports Association
BWRC	British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
BWG	British Wire Gauge
BWDC	British Wireless Dinner Club
BWF	British Woodworking Federation
BYIL	British Yearbook of International Law
BYC	British Youth Council
BYO	British Youth Opera
BYN	British Yukon Navigation Company
BACC	British-American Chamber of Commerce
BBM	BritishBlackMusic.com
BCRM	British-Canadian Recruiting Mission
BHK	BritishHongKong
BIBA	British-Iranian Business Association
BIC	British-Irish Council
BIIC	British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
BIPRA	British-Irish Parliamentary Reporting Association
BNCC	British-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce
BPCC	British-Polish Correspondence Club
BSFS	British-Soviet Friendship Society
YPZ	Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
BLBC	Business Laureates of British Columbia
YBL	Campbell River /Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada Metropolitan Area
CBEC	Canadian-British Engineering Consultants
YCG	Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
CCBN	Central Council for British Naturism
CARBC	Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia
CGA-BC	Certified General Accountants of British Columbia
CMEBC	Chamber of Mines of Eastern British Columbia
XHS	Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada – Chemainus / via Rail Service
MANUAL	Chief Of The British Secret Service Mi6
MANAGER	Chief Of The British Secret Service Mi6
MILLI	Chief of the British Secret Service, MI6
M	Chief of the British Secret Service, MI6
MONEY	Chief of the British Secret Service, MI6
MARRIED	Chief of the British Secret Service, MI6
CBBC	Children’s British Broadcasting Corporation
CBRD	Chris’s British Road Directory
CBBC	Classic British Bike Club eV
CBW	Classic British Welcome
CDBC	College of Denturists of British Columbia
CNPBC	College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia
CPTBC	College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia
CRPNBC	College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia
CBE	Commander of the Order of the British Empire
YQQ	Comox, British Columbia, Canada – Comox Civil Air Terminal
CBE	Companion of the Order of the British Empire
CBI	Confederation of British Industry
CLABC	Congregational Libraries Association of British Columbia
CVBC	Conservation Voters of British Columbia
CBU	Consortium of British Universities
CURL	Consortium of University Research Libraries in the British Isles
CEBC	Consulting Engineers of British Columbia
CFBC	Consulting Foresters of British Columbia
CBA	Council for British Archaeology
CBRL	Council for British Research in the Levant
COSCO	Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia
YCA	Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
YXC	Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada – Cranbrook Airport
CCBC	Cross Country British Columbia
CEBA	Customer-Enabled British Airways
DBE	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
DBE	Daughters of the British Empire
YDQ	Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
DABC	Denturist Association of British Columbia
DMLBS	Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources
DBA	Directory of British Associations
DRNBC	Disability Resource Network of British Columbia
DMBS	Doha Montessori British School
DBST	Double British Summer Time
DUQ	Duncan / Quam, British Columbia, Canada – Quamichan Lake
EBC	Edible British Columbia
EIABC	Electrical Inspectors Association of British Columbia
ENGBC	Emergency Nurses Group of British Columbia
EEBC	Environmental Educators of British Columbia
EFBC	Environmental Fund of British Columbia
YPF	Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
ETBI	Eurobank Trust British Isles
EC-HO	European Commission/British Home Office
FBD	Familial British Dementia
FBAS	Federation of British Aquatic Societies
FBI	Federation of British Industries
FBDO	Fellow of British Dispensing Opticians
FBHA	Fellow of British Hospitality Accountants
FBDO	Fellow of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians
FBA	Fellow of the British Academy
FBCM	Fellow of the British College of Music
FBCS	Fellow of the British Computer Society
FBES	Fellow of the British Endocrine Surgeons
FBIS	Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society
FBTS	Fellow of the British Toxicology Society
FIBP	Fellow of the Institute of British Photographers
FIBE	Fellow of the Institution of British Engineers
FRIBA	Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
FBNL	Findus British National Hockey League
FCBC	Fisheries Council of British Columbia
FSBI	Fisheries Society of the British Isles
FBEO	For British Eyes Only
FABC	Forest Alliance of British Columbia
FRBC	Forest Renewal British Columbia
YXJ	Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada – Fort St John
FRABBA	Forward Rate Agreement on British Bankers’ Association
4WDABC	Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia
FAB	French-American-British
FCBC	FrontCounter British Columbia
GBBA	Galaxy British Book Awards
GCBS	General Council of British Shipping
GDBC	Geographic Data British Columbia
GCABC	Ghana-Canada Association of British Columbia
GCABC	Gifted Children’s Association of British Columbia
YGB	Gillies Bay, British Columbia, Canada
GBE	Grand Cross of the British Empire
GLBFG	Grand Lodge of British Freemasons in Germany
GBHP	Great British Heritage Pass
GBHP	Great British Holiday Parks
GBX	Great British Pence
GBP	Great British Pound
GAMBICA	Group of Association of Manufacturers of British, Instruments, Control and Automation
HOABC	Healey Owners Association of British Columbia
HABC	Health Association of British Columbia
HCBC	Horse Council British Columbia
HFBC	Housing Foundation of British Columbia
ZHO	Houston, British Columbia, Canada
ISSBC	Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
ISS	Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
IBEAC	Imperial British East Africa Company
IBEA	Imperial British East Africa Company
ISBA	Incorporated Society of British Advertisers
ICBA	Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia
ISBI	Independent Schools of the British Isles
IBB	Institute for British Business
IBIS	Institute for British-Irish Studies
IBG	Institute of British Geographers
ICBH	Institute of Contemporary British History
ICBC	Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
IDBC	Interior Design British Columbia
IDIBC	Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia
ICBR	International Coalition for British Reparations
ICBP	International Consortium of British Pensioners
ISBGFH	International Society for British Genealogy and Family History
IBMC	Iranian-British Medical Communication Association
IBCOC	Iraqi-British Chamber of Commerce
IBCC	Israel-British Chamber of Commerce
JBR	Joint British Recommendations
JBS	Joint British Societies
JCCBI	Joint Committee for the Conservation of British Invertebrates
JBS	Journal of British Studies
JBAA	Journal of the British Archaeological Association
JBAA	Journal of the British Astronomical Association
YKA	Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada – Fulton Field
KBTU	Kazakh British Technical University
YLW	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada – Ellison Field Airport
KBTU	Kilo British Thermal Units
KBE	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
XEH	Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada – Ladysmith / via Rail Service
LTABC	Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia
XEJ	Langford, British Columbia, Canada – Langford / via Rail Service
LPBR	Late Proto-British
LFBC	Law Foundation of British Columbia
LLBC	Legislative Library of British Columbia
LIBG	Liberal International British Group
LBC	Little British Car
LB	Lord British
MBT	Mahindra British Telecom
MBBG	Major British Banking Group
MBIM	Member British Institute of Management
MBSC	Member of British Computer Society
MBAC	Member of the British Acupuncture Council
MBAC	Member of the British Association of Aviation Consultants
MBCS	Member of the British Computer Society
MBHI	Member of the British Horological Institute
MBOU	Member of the British Ornithologists’ Union
MBE	Member of the Order of the British Empire
RI	Member of the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia
MCBC	Mennonite Church British Columbia
MNBC	Métis Nation British Columbia
MMBH	Million British Thermal Units Per Hour
MABC	Mining Association of British Columbia
MBRT	Museum of British Road Transport
ZNA	Nanaimo , British Columbia, Canada (Airport Code)
YCD	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada – Cassidy Airport
NBRC	National British Roller Club
NWOBHM	New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
NBGGT	North British Geometric Group Theory
NBLS	North British Locomotive Society
NBR	North British Railway
NBW	Norton British Wrestling
NBDL	Norwalk British Dart League
NFBSK	Not For British School Kids
OBE	Office/Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OBR	Old British
MBTU	one million British Thermal Units per hour
MBTU	one thousand British Thermal Units
MMBTU	One Thousand Thousand British Thermal Units
OBC	Order of British Columbia
OBI	Order of British India
OBT	Order of British Templars
OBE	Order of the British Empire
OCA	Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia
OHBE	Oxford History of the British Empire
PBCA	Panhandle British Car Association
YYF	Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
PABC	Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia
YZT	Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada – Port Hardy Airport
YPW	Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
PBW	Premier British Wrestling
PBSSI	President of British Superultramodern Scientific Institution
YXS	Prince George, British Columbia, Canada – Prince George BC
YPR	Prince Rupert /Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada – Digby Island
PABC	Public Archives of British Columbia
XQU	Qualicum, British Columbia, Canada
YQZ	Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
RBW	Revolution British Wrestling
RABL	Rock Art in the British Landscape
RBCM	Royal British Columbia Museum
RBL	Royal British Legion
RIBA	Royal Institute of British Architects
RNBD	Royal North British Dragoons
RBA	Royal Society of British Artists
RBCA	Russian British Cultural Association
YSN	Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
SABB	Saudi Arabian British Bank
SBB	Saudi British Bank
SBTD	Saudi British Trade Directory
SBS	Save British Science Society
SOCK	Save Our CBC Kamloops (Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)
SPOABC	School Plant Officials Association of British Columbia
SCBC	Science Council of British Columbia
SBMO	Senior British Medical Officer
SBO	Senior British Officer
SBS	Sharjah British school
SCBC	Sierra Club of British Columbia
SBFT	Sino-British Fellowship Trust
YYD	Smithers, British Columbia, Canada – Smithers International
SABRE	Society for All British Road Enthusiasts
SBAC	Society of British Aerospace Companies
SBGI	Society of British Gas Industries
SBNS	Society of British Neurological Surgeons
SBTD	Society of British Theatre Designers
SCSBC	Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia
STIBC	Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia
SVP	Soil & Vent Pipe (British building industry)
SABABC	South Asian Bar Association of British Columbia
SCBCTA	South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority
SCBS	Southern Conference on British Studies
SBBB	Spokane British Brass Band
SFIBC	Sport Fishing Institute of British Columbia
SCBI	Sportfishing Club of the British Isles
BX	Standard Callsign for British Transport Police
SSBE	Standard Southern British English
SBPS	Stanley British Primary School
SCBA	Straits Chinese British Association
SNBC	Super, Natural British Columbia
SCBI	Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles
TUBC	Technical University of British Columbia
YXT	Terrace, British Columbia, Canada – Terrace
TBSP	Thai British Security Printing PLC
TAABS	The Alumni Association of the British School
TBAC	The British Are Coming
TBI	The British Institute
TBS	The British School
BSD	The British Society for Dermatopathology
TRBL	The Royal British Legion
TBAT	Tilling and British Automobile Traction
YAZ	Tofino, British Columbia, Canada – Tofino Airport
TCMABC	Traditional Chinese Medicine Association of British Columbia
TIBG	Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
TABB	Tuebingen Archive of Black British Film and Television
UCBC	Underwater Council of British Columbia
UBCP	Union of British Columbia Performers
UBA	United British Alliance
UBA	United British Artists
USAFBI	United States Army Forces in the British Isles
UNBC	University of British Columbia
UBC	University of British Columbia
UBCV	University of British Columbia, Vancouver
UNBC	University of Northern British Columbia
VBC	Vancouver, British Columbia
YVC	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CXH	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Vancouver Harbour Airport
YVR	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Vancouver International
YYJ	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Victoria Airport
YWHS	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Victoria Inner Harbour
YWH	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Victoria Inner Harbour
VBMC	Virginia British Motorcycle Club
WCBS	Western Conference on British Studies
YWL	Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
YBAS	Young British Artist
YBA	Young British Artist