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English word origin

Etymology of SS

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Abbreviation of Saints. · Initialism of social security. · Initialism of secret service. · Initialism of spousal support.

name

Initialism of Schutzstaffel; from German SS. · Initialism of Subsahara: a geographic region of Africa, constituting all countries south of the Sahara Desert. · Initialism of Pokémon Sword and Shield.

adj

Initialism of Subsaharan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviations.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Initialism of South Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Indonesian SS, initialism of Sumatra Selatan; compare SB (“West Sumatra”) and SU (“North Sumatra”).

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