Acronyms and abbreviations in Spanish from English
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Acronyms abbreviations from English which are common in Spanish.
ESPA (Secondary Education for Adults)
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Language: en
Added: Nov 19, 2013
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Olga Martín Cobos
Cáceres
Abbreviations and acronyms
Definition
Acronym: word created from the first letters
of each word in a series of words.
Abbreviation: shortened form of a word or a
phrase, some have used initialism or
alphabetism to refer to an abbreviation formed
simply from, and used simply as, a string of
initials.
CIA
FBI
EU
European Union
United States of America
USA
Great Britain
GB
Save Our Souls
SOS
International Standard Book Number
ISBN
Personal
Identification Number
PIN
www.
World Wide Web
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
FAO
Food Agriculture Organization
NATO
North Atlantic Treat Organization
British Broadcasting Corporation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
K.O.
Knock out (noquear)
National Basketball Association
MVP
Most Valuable Player
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations
VIP
Very Important Person
Unidentified Flying Object
UFO
Laser
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation