Con or CON may refer to:
Places
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the ...
, or CON, an association of primarily former British colonies
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Concord Municipal Airport
Concord Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located east of the central business district of Concord, a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of ...
(IATA airport code CON), a public-use airport in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
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Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, England, Chapman code CON
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Con'' (TV series), a television show about confidence trickery
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Con Air
''Con Air'' is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film centers on a prison break aboard a ...
'', a 1997 American action crime film
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Naruto: Clash of Ninja'', or ''CON'', a 3D cel-shaded fighting game
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The Chronicles of Narnia
''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been adapted for radio, tele ...
'', or ''CON'', a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis
Brands and enterprises
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Consolidated Edison, also called Con Edison or ConEd
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Continental Oil
Language
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Con language
Kiorr (Kha Kior) is a Palaungic language of Luang Namtha Province, Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນ ...
* Conlang, a
constructed language
A constructed language (sometimes called a conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction ...
Other uses
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Con (name)
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Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have ...
, also known as con, scam, or flim flam; con is also a person who perpetrates a confidence trick
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Conn (nautical)
The conn, also spelled con, cun, conne, cond, conde, and cund, is the status of being in control of a ship's movements while at sea. The following quote summarizes the use of the term:
"Conn" is also a verb describing the act of controlling a shi ...
, also spelled ''con'', the command of movement of a ship at sea
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Consider (MUD) This is a glossary of terms common in MUD multiplayer virtual world
A virtual world (also called a virtual space) is a computer-simulated environment which may be populated by many users who can create a personal avatar, and simultaneously and i ...
, the ability to evaluate an opponent in MUDs
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Contact lens, in Hong Kong English
* Contra (or against), as in the original Latin phrase ''pro et contra''
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Convention (meeting)
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Fan convention, e.g. "Comic-Con"
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Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison". Convicts are often also known as " prisoners" or "inmates" or by the slang term "con", while a common label for former conv ...
, as in ''con'', a person who has been convicted of a crime, or ''ex-con'', a person who has completed their prison sentence
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Convicted felon
A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resu ...
, a person who has been convicted of a felony crime in a court of law
* ''Con'', a musical term meaning "with" borrowed from Italian (see
Italian musical terms used in English
Many musical terms are in Italian because, in Europe, the vast majority of the most important early composers from the Renaissance to the Baroque period were Italian. That period is when numerous musical indications were used extensively for the f ...
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CON
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Certificate of Need, or CON
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Commander of the Order of the Niger, or CON
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Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, county in England, Chapman code
* CON, a name not allowed for folders in Microsoft Windows, see
List of Easter eggs in Microsoft products#Microsoft Windows.
See also
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Conn (disambiguation)
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Conning (disambiguation)
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Conrad (name)
Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.
Origin and meaning
It is derived from the Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from ''conja'' meaning "bold" and ''rad'' "counsel".Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press ...
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Conservative Party (disambiguation)
The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right.
Political parties called The Conservative P ...
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Constantine (disambiguation)
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Contra (disambiguation)
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Contrary (disambiguation)
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Khan (disambiguation)
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
*Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...
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Kon (disambiguation)
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Pro (disambiguation)
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