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WWC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to: * Warren Wilson College * What Works Clearinghouse, an educational initiative in the U.S. * Whitman-Walker Clinic, an HIV/AIDS medical care organization in Washington, D.C. * Wizard World Chicago, an annual comic book convention * Woodrow Wilson Center * World Water Council * World Weightlifting Championships * World Wrestling Council, a Puerto Rican pro wrestling promotion. * Walla Walla College, the former name of Walla Walla University * ''World War Combat'', a turn based strategy game * White working class * Woolwich railway station, given the National Rail code WWC ;Women's World Cup: * FIFA Women's World Cup * UCI Women's Road World Cup * Women's Cricket World Cup * Women's Rugby World Cup * Women's Rugby League World Cup * Women's World Cup of Golf {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three-letter Abbreviation
A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is an abbreviation consisting of three letters. These are usually the initial letters of the words of the phrase abbreviated, and are written in capital letters (upper case); three-letter ''abbreviations'' such as ''etc.'' and ''Mrs.'' are not three-letter ''acronyms'', but "TLA" is a TLA (an example of an autological abbreviation). Most three-letter abbreviations are not, strictly, acronyms, but rather initialisms: all the letters are pronounced as the names of letters, as in '' APA'' . Some are true acronyms, pronounced as a word: as with computed axial tomography, for example, CAT is almost always pronounced as the animal's name () in "CAT scan". Even the ''initialisms'' are however considered ''three-letter acronyms'', because that term appeared first in widespread use, and is overwhelmingly popular today. Examples * Countries: SRI, USA, CAR, UAE, DRC, etc. * Famous people: FDR, JFK, MLK, OBL, RBG, RDJ and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |