BC - What does it mean?
'BC' hits on the web
You may have been searching for a specific social media @BC profile or the tag #BC
Definition of 'BC'English
===( en)===
( Before Christ)
Before Christ. Often written in small caps.
- The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220.
British Columbia, a Canadian province.
Baja California, a Mexican state.
birth control
(label)
Usage notes
* The as well as most house styles require placing the AD' before the number of the year and ' BC after, although in casual use either abbreviation can be found in either place.
* Some use BCE, for "Before the Common Era", which is more secular in nature, to avoid potential Christian bias.
* "B.C." is the customary abbreviation of British Columbia as used in case citations; see e.g. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Australian states and Canadian provinces and territories", Table T10.2, page 438.
Synonyms
* (before Christ) , BCE
Antonyms
* (before Christ) (anno Domini, Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord); CE (Christian Era, Common Era, Current Era)
Derived terms
* BCer
Abbreviation
(Abbreviation)
(head)
British Columbia, a province of Canada.
(US|navy) battlecruiser, a type of warship.
|
