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    Hi,

    Does anybody know the correct abbreviation for United States in french ?
    Maybe É-U? Or É.-U?
    Also, I would like to know if the same abreviation is used in both French canadian and French from France.

    Thank you.

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    Hello nabylm Maybe Frank van den Eeden will be along shortly. He's our resident French speaker. I'm sure he knows.

    Meanwhile, here is a link:

    http: É.UA - États-Unis d'amérique (French: United States of America) | AcronymFinder
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    É.-U.
    É.-U.A.
    États-Unis
    États-Unis d'Amérique
    US (United States)
    USA (United States of America)

    I had to look it up to be honest.

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    Hi Frank,

    Thanks for your honesty. Do you know if it applies to french canadian as well?

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    I really don't know...
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    Just check this link from the Canadian government: UNITED STATES [1 record] - TERMIUM*Plus® — Search*-*TERMIUM Plus®
    Comment from that link: «É.-U.» est l'abréviation des deux formes du nom du pays. USA est l'indicatif à trois lettres pour représenter la forme longue, «États-Unis d'Amérique», tandis que US est l'indicatif à deux lettres pour représenter la forme abrégée, «États-Unis». Les indicatifs reconnus par l'ISO servent pour l'adressage du courrier. L'OTAN utilise le code US.

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