U.C. Upper Canada (Ontario) U.K. United Kingdom U.S. United States U.S.A. United States of America Utah Utah
V. Victoria Va. Virginia Vt. Vermont { 81}
W. Welsh, West; West (London Postal District) Wash. Washington W.C. West Central (London Postal District) W.I. West Indies W. lon. West longitude W. Va. West Virginia Wis. Wisconsin Wyo. Wyoming
A.C. (_Ante Christum_) before Christ A.D. (_Anno Domini_) in the year of our Lord Ad lib. (_Ad libitum_) at pleasure Adj. Adjective Adv. Adverb Aet. (_Aetatis_) of age, aged A.H. (_Anno Hegirae_) in the year of the Hegira Alt. Altitude A.M. (_Anno Mundi_) in the year of the world; (_Ante Meridiem_) before noon An. (_Anno_) in the year An. A.C. (_Anno ante Christum_) in the year before Christ Anat. Anatomy Anc. Ancient Ang.-Sax. Anglo-Saxon Anom. Anomalous Anon. Anonymous Ap. Apostle Apo. Apogee Apoc. Apocalypse, Apocrypha A.R. (_Anno regni_) in the year of the reign Arch. Architecture A.R.R. (_Anno regni regis_) in the year of the reign of the king Arr. Arrival Art. Article { 82} Assoc., Assn. Association Astrol. Astrology Astron. Astronomy A.U.C. (_anno urbis conditae_) in the year of the building of the city (Rome) Auth. Ver. or A.V. Authorized Version (of the Bible) Av. Average Ave. Avenue
B. (_Basso_) Bass; bay; born B.C. Before Christ Boul. Boulevard B.V. (_Bene Vale_) Farewell
C. Cape Caet. par. (_Caeteris paribus_) other things being equal Cap. (_Caput_) Chapter C. or Cent. Centigrade Cf. (_confer_) compare Ch. Child or children C.H. Court House Chap. Chapter Circ. Circle(s) Cit. Citizen Col. Column Coll. College Comp. Companion; comparative Cong. Congress C.Q.D. Marconi distress signal
D.B. Domesday Book D.C. (_Da Capo_) From the beginning; again Dec. Declination Deg. Degree(s) Del. (_Delineavit_) he drew it Dem. Democrat D.G. (_Dei gratia_) by the grace of God; (_Deo gratias_) thanks to God D.V. (_Deo volente_) God willing { 83}
E. East; Eagle(s) Ea. Each E.B. English Bible (common) Ed. Editor, Edition E.E. Errors excepted E.g. (_Exempli gratia_) by way of example Elec. Electricity E.N.E. East-northeast Ent. Entomology E.S.E. East-southeast Et al. (_Et alibi_) and elsewhere; (_et alii_) and others Etc. (_Et caetera_) and so forth Et seq. (_Et sequentia_) the following Ex. Example Exc. Exception