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noun
the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture
• Hypernyms: ↑United Nations agency, ↑UN agency
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abbrev
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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fao abbreviation
for the attention of: written in front of someone’s name on a document, letter, or envelope to show that it is intended for them
Thesaurus: abbreviations in letters and correspondencehyponym
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FAO (no periods),
Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations).
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abbr. Food and Agriculture Organization
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used in writing to mean ‘for the attention of’ (written on a document or letter to say who should deal with it)
see also ↑attn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.