See also: bl, bl., .bl, B/L, and B&L

Translingual

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BL

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Saint Barthélemy since 2007.
    Synonym: BLM (alpha-3)

English

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Etymology 1

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Abbreviations.

Proper noun

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BL

  1. Initialism of British Leyland.

Noun

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BL (plural BLs)

  1. (UK military) Initialism of breechloader.
    • 1879, War Office, Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises, page 37:
      B.L. cartridges have lubricators choked inside the cartridges of 40-pr. and lower natures.

Adjective

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BL (not comparable)

  1. (UK military) Initialism of breechloading.

Etymology 2

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From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys +‎ love.

Noun

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BL (uncountable)

  1. Initialism of boys' love (yaoi media).

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Chinese

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Etymology

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From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys +‎ love.

Noun

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BL

  1. boys' love (yaoi media)
    Synonym: 耽美 (dānměi)
  2. male homosexuality

Coordinate terms

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  • GL (“girls' love”)

German

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Proper noun

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BL

  1. ISO 3166-2:CH code of Basel-Landschaft (canton)

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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BL(ビーエル) (bīeru

  1. Initialism of ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu, boys' love).

Coordinate terms

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  • GL (GL, girl's love)
  • NL (NL, heterosexual love, literally normal love; nonke love)
  • TL (TL, teens' love)

Korean

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Noun

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BL (BL)

  1. Initialism of 보이즈 러브 (boijeu reobeu, boys' love).