BC

Meaning

Adv

Initialism of Before Christ.

Name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of British Columbia: a province of Canada.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Baja California: a state of Mexico.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Boston College.
4. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Baguio City.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of birth control.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of benzalkonium chloride.
3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of battlecruiser.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of backward compatibility.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of border collie.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, often, uncountable) Initialism of borough council.

Adj

Initialism of board-certified.

Synonyms

before Christ

BCE

B.C.

AC

pre-era

British Council

A.C.

before Christian era

B.C.E.

Building Code

A. C.

birth certificate

British Columbia

b.c.

Translations

av. J.-C.

v. Chr.

a.C.

π.Χ.

vor unserer Zeitrechnung

vor Christus

a. de J. C.

AC

a. J. C.

v. u. Z.

aC

vor Christi Geburt

ante Christum

a. de C.

Etymology

Calque of Latin ante Christum, popularized with the 1627 publication of De doctrina temporum by French theologian Denis Pétau.