Definitions for BC

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

BC

  1. British Columbia.

    Category:

B.C.*

or BC

  1. before Christ (used in indicating dates).

    Category: Usage Note

  2. British Columbia.

* Usage: See A.D.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. BC, B.C., before Christ(adverb)

    before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born

    "in 200 BC"


Translations for BC

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

BC(abbreviation)

before Christ (used in dates; also used by non-Christians)

in (the year) 470 BC.

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