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{{also/ab}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
{{rfe|en|Is the halal snack pack sense an initialism or other form of shortening?}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|en|Alberta|nodot=1}}, a province of [[Canada]].
#: {{coordinate terms|en|BC|MB|NB|NL|NS|NT|NU|ON|PE|QC|SK|YT}}
# {{initialism of|en|{{w|lang=en|Artium baccalaureus|'''Artium baccalaureus'''}}}}
# {{initialism of|en|{{w|lang=en|Aryan Brotherhood|'''Aryan Brotherhood'''}}|nodot=1}}, a [[US]] [[white supremacist]], [[neo-Nazi]] prison gang and crime [[syndicate]].

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{initialism of|en|able seaman||dot=;}} [[able-bodied seaman]].
#* Section 2(1), [https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap478 Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance (Cap. 478)]
#*: In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— '''A.B.''' means an able-bodied seaman {{...}}
# {{initialism of|en|afterburner}}
# {{initialism of|en|[[aid]] to the [[blind]]}}
# {{lb|en|military|aviation}} {{initialism of|en|airbase}}
# {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} {{abbreviation of|en|alkylbenzene}}
# {{lb|en|medical}} {{initialism of|en|antibody}}
# {{initialism of|en|[[artificial]] [[breeding]]}}
# {{lb|en|law|politics}} {{initialism of|en|[[assembly]] [[bill]]}}
# A [[blood type]] of the [[ABO]] [[system]] that has both blood [[antigen]]s and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.
## {{lb|en|countable}} A person with this blood type.
# {{lb|en|ABDL}} {{initialism of|en|adult baby}}
# {{lb|en|AU|Adelaide|countable}} A kind of [[halal snack pack]].

====Related terms====
{{rel3|en|title=assembly bill|
|SB
|HB
|SR
|AR
|HR
}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{initialism of|en|airborne}}
# {{initialism of|en|antiballistic}}
# {{lb|en|baseball}} {{initialism of|en|at bat}}

===See also===
{{col3|en|
|AB language
|fast yellow AB
}}

===References===
* {{R:American Heritage 2000|AB}}
* {{R:Dictionary.com|AB}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ab|-ba-|B. A.|B.A.|BA|Ba|ba|ba'}}

{{C|en|Military ranks|Paraphilias}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology===
From the first two letters of the {{der|yue|en|-}} alphabet {{m|en|A}} and {{m|en|B}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|c=ei1 bi1
|cat=det
}}

===Determiner===
{{head|zh|determiner}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} [[two]] [[separate]] (instances)
#: {{zh-x|分 A{ei1}B{bi1} &#032; te{i}a{}m{m1} 返工|to go to work separated into two teams (i.e. each team goes to work on alternative days)|C}}
#: {{zh-x|行 A{ei1}B{bi1} &#032; te{i}a{}m{m1}|to install an "AB team" system|C}}
#: {{zh-x|分 A{ei1}B{bi1} 組|to separate into two groups|C}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|zh|ABC}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|de|De-AB.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{head|de|noun|g=m}}

# {{abbreviation of|de|Anrufbeantworter}}
# {{lb|de|apartment listing}} {{abbreviation of|de|Altbau}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/ˈabe/}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=|pl=-}}

# {{lb|id|finance|government|management}} {{initialism of|id|anggaran belanja}}
# {{initialism of|id|arah benar}}
# {{lb|id|military}} {{initialism of|id|angkatan bersenjata}}
# {{lb|id|business|management}} {{initialism of|id|administrasi bisnis}}
# {{lb|id|hematology}} {{l|en|AB}}: A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Lithuanian==

===Proper noun===
{{lt-proper noun|f}}
# {{initialism of|lt|akcinė bendrovė|nodot=1}}

==Malay==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[e.bi]}}
* {{hyphenation|ms|A|B}}
* {{rhymes|ms|bi}}

===Noun===
{{head|ms|noun}}

# {{lb|ms|biology}} The {{m|en|AB}} blood type.
# {{initialism of|ms|anggaran belanja||expense estimate}}

===References===
* {{R:KDP|2=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:PRPM}}

==Romanian==

===Proper noun===
{{head|ro|proper noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|ro|Alba|dot=,}} a [[county]] in [[Romania]].

==Swedish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|sv|Ab||Finland Swedish, only in the sense "aktiebolag" below}}

===Noun===
{{head|sv|noun}}

# the blood type {{m|en|AB}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|aktiebolag}} ([[corporation]]; stock [[company]]; public limited company)

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=ab|ba}}

==Turkish==

===Noun===
{{head|tr|noun}}

# the blood type {{m|en|AB}}

===Proper noun===
{{head|tr|proper noun}}

# {{lb|tr|politics}} {{initialism of|tr|Avrupa Birliği|nodot=1}} {{gloss|European Union}}

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