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SK

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See also: sk, Sk, -sk, .sk, -isk, sk., and s.k.

Translingual

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Symbol

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SK

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Slovakia since 1993.
    Synonym: SVK (alpha-3)
  2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Sikkim from 1974 to 1975.
    Synonym: SKM (alpha-3)

Usage notes

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In relation to its use for Sikkim, the code was deprecated in favour of IN upon the country's annexation by India.

English

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Phrase

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SK

  1. (TDD) Initialism of stop keying/stop key, indicating a desire to end the conversation.
    • [1974 December, Leo Dicker, “Suggested Procedures for Using Telecommunication Devices”, in Jess M. Smith, editor, The Deaf American[1], volume 27, number 4, page 9:
      When either of the two people is ready to end the conversation, this is done by typing at the end of a sentence—“SK OR GA” (stop key or go ahead).]
    • [2002, “Calling & Answering”, in Using Your Superprint PRO80 LVD[2], 1st edition, Ultratec, page 20:
      GA OR SK "go ahead or stop keying"]

Derived terms

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Verb

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SK

  1. (handbells) Abbreviation of shake.

Noun

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SK (plural SKs)

  1. (Canada) Initialism of senior kindergarten.

Proper noun

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SK

  1. Abbreviation of Saskatchewan., a province of Canada
    Synonyms: Sask, Sask.
    Coordinate terms: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, YT
  2. Initialism of South Korea., a country in Asia
  3. Abbreviation of Sikkim., a state of India
  4. Initialism of Sunkyong., a company from South Korea

Anagrams

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French

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Proper noun

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SK ?

  1. Abbreviation of Saskatchewan., a province of Canada
    Synonym: Sask.

Indonesian

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Noun

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SK (first-person possessive SKku, second-person possessive SKmu, third-person possessive SKnya)

  1. Initialism of surat keputusan (decree).

Malay

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SK (plural SK-SK, informal 1st possessive SKku, 2nd possessive SKmu, 3rd possessive SKnya)

  1. (Malaysia, education) Initialism of sekolah kebangsaan (state school; public school, literally national school)

Tagalog

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SK

  1. Initialism of Sangguniang Kabataan.