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IPA^(key): /biː biː ˈsiː/Category:English 3-syllable words#BBC Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BBC
Audio (UK): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#BBC
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#BBC

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BBCCategory:English lemmas#BBC Category:English proper nouns#BBC Category:English uncountable nouns#BBC Category:English words spelled without vowels#BBC Category:English entries with incorrect language header#BBC Category:Pages with entries#BBC Category:Pages with 2 entries#BBC

(preceded by “the”) Initialism of British Broadcasting CorporationCategory:English initialisms#BBC.
Synonyms: Auntie, (nickname) Auntie Beeb, (nickname) the Beeb

This programme was made by the BBC.
Category:English terms with usage examples#BBC
- 2023 April 9, Sophie Tanno, “Twitter brands BBC a ‘government funded media’ organization”, in CNN‎:
  The BBC is seeking a swift resolution after Twitter branded it as “government funded media.”
  Category:English terms with quotations#BBC
- 2025 September 25, Tom Bennett, “Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing”, in BBC‎, archived from the original on 3 October 2025:
  Prominent Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti told the BBC the closure was a "dangerous move" that meant "imprisoning" people in the West Bank and "depriving them from the only passage out".
  Category:English terms with quotations#BBC
Initialism of Blades Business CrewCategory:English initialisms#BBC: a football hooligan firm linked to Sheffield United F.C.
(Philippines Category:Philippine English#BBC, broadcasting Category:en:Broadcasting#BBC, historical Category:English terms with historical senses#BBC) Initialism of Banahaw Broadcasting CorporationCategory:English initialisms#BBC, a defunct Philippine television network active from 1973 to 1986.

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British Broadcasting Corporation

Category:Entries with translation boxes#BBC

Arabic: بِي بِي سِي m (bī bī sī)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#BBC
Bulgarian: Би Би Си́ f (Bi Bi Sí)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#BBC
Burmese: ဘီဘီစီ (bhibhici)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#BBC
Czech: BBC (cs) nCategory:Terms with Czech translations#BBC
Danish: BBC (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#BBC
Dutch: BBC (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#BBC
Finnish: BBC (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#BBC
French: BBC (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#BBC, SBR fCategory:Terms with French translations#BBC (rare)
German: BBC (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#BBC
Greek: Μπι Μπι Σι (Bi Bi Si)Category:Terms with Greek translations#BBC
Hindi: बीबीसी (bībīsī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#BBC
Hungarian: BBC (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#BBC
Italian: BBC (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#BBC, SBR fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#BBC (rare)
Japanese: ビー・ビー・シー (Bī-Bī-Shī)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#BBC
Khmer: ប៊ីប៊ីស៊ី (bii bii sii)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#BBC
Korean: 비비시 (Bibisi)Category:Terms with Korean translations#BBC
Macedonian: Би́-би-си f (Bí-bi-si)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#BBC
Norwegian:
Bokmål: BBC nCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#BBC
Persian: بی‌بی‌سی (bi-bi-si)Category:Terms with Persian translations#BBC
Polish: BBC (pl) nCategory:Terms with Polish translations#BBC
Portuguese: BBC (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#BBC, CBR fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#BBC (rare)
Romanian: BBC fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#BBC
Russian: Би-би-си́ f (Bi-bi-sí)Category:Terms with Russian translations#BBC
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Би-би-си mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BBC

Latin: Bi-bi-si mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BBC, BBC mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BBC
Slovak: BBC (sk) nCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#BBC
Slovene: BBC mCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#BBC
Spanish: BBC (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#BBC, CBR fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#BBC (rare)
Swedish: BBC (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#BBC
Thai: บีบีซี (bee-bee-see)Category:Terms with Thai translations#BBC
Turkish: BBC (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#BBC

Noun

BBC (countable and uncountable, plural BBCs)Category:English lemmas#BBC Category:English nouns#BBC Category:English uncountable nouns#BBC Category:English countable nouns#BBC Category:English countable nouns#BBC Category:English words spelled without vowels#BBC Category:English entries with incorrect language header#BBC Category:Pages with entries#BBC Category:Pages with 2 entries#BBC

(UK Category:British English#BBC) Initialism of British-born ChineseCategory:English initialisms#BBC.
(organic chemistry Category:en:Organic compounds#BBC, uncountable Category:English uncountable nouns#BBC) Abbreviation of bromobenzyl cyanideCategory:English abbreviations#BBC.
(sexuality Category:en:Sexuality#BBC, slang Category:English slang#BBC, vulgar Category:English vulgarities#BBC) Initialism of big black cockCategory:English initialisms#BBC.
- 2014, ScHoolboy Q, “Californication”, in Oxymoron:
  She on my TV screen; I’m talking DVD / British bitches love my cock; I’m talking BBC
  Category:English terms with quotations#BBC
(soccer Category:en:Football (soccer)#BBC, informal Category:English informal terms#BBC) Initialism of Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano RonaldoCategory:English initialisms#BBC, the forward of Real Madrid between 2013 and 2018.
Coordinate term: MSN
(road transport Category:en:Road transport#BBC) Initialism of bumper to back of cabCategory:English initialisms#BBC.
- 2015 September 3, Patrick W. Dyer, ERF B C, CP & E-Series at Work‎, Fox Chapel Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 180:
  As the day cab was now longer in its BBC (Bumper to Back of Cab) measurement than the old SP3, ERF had to rethink the cab release mechanism, which used to be at the rear of the day cab and in the seat base of the sleeper.
  Category:English terms with quotations#BBC

Coordinate terms

BWC (“big white cock”)

Coordinate terms

(sense 3) queen of spades

Category:English 3-letter abbreviations#BBC Category:en:Organizations#BBC Category:en:Broadcasting#BBC Category:en:Genitalia#BBC Category:en:Sex#BBC

Spanish

Corporación Británica de Radiodifusión; BBC.
- 2023 July 13, Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, “Suspenden a reconocido presentador de la BBC en medio de acusaciones de pagar por imágenes sexuales explícitas; su esposa hace pública su identidad”, in CNN en Español‎:
  Uno de los principales presentadores de noticias del Reino Unido, Huw Edwards, fue identificado por su esposa este miércoles como el presentador de la BBC que fue suspendido luego de acusaciones sobre pagos por imágenes sexualmente explícitas.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  Category:Spanish terms with quotations#BBC Category:Requests for translations of Spanish quotations#BBC

Category:es:Broadcasting#BBC Category:es:Organizations#BBC

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