Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation cost and freight

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  • initialism Central African Republic
  • initialism soccer Confederation of African Football (alternatively African Football Confederation), the governing body for the sport of association football in Africa
  • initialism currency adjustment factor.
  • initialism Canada, military, aviation Canadian Air Force, predecessor of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Etymologies

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From French Confédération africaine de football

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Examples

  • (Photograph above: Woman seen through a window at the CAF) (Original Press Release from the CAF is below)

    Letter to America 2007

  • To raise awareness of this and agitate for increased funding the CAF is holding a rally this Wednesday at 10: 30am, Writer's Square in Belfast.

    Letter to America 2007

  • Last time I checked there was a plan to increase domestic offshore exploration of oil, a plan to reduce use of imported oil by making new cars and trucks more fuel efficient, known as the CAF

    We Should Consider Every Fuel 2010

  • If the CAF were the only one, it would be very suspicious.

    Liberals Go To Bat For Khaled Mouammar « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

  • In November 2004, CAF, which is run by a couple who are close friends of President Bush, was promised US government funding, even though the grant proposal it submitted to USAID was deemed "unfit" by a review panel.

    God and the Fight Against AIDS Epstein, Helen 2005

  • But on Saturday, Bezwoda said his "spontaneous admission of misrepresentation regarding the method of this study" dealt with the use of a drug called CAF as opposed to one called CN V "in respect of 54 patients."

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Development Corp. (with the Spanish acronym CAF), the Inter-American Dialogue and the

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines 2010

  • As part of Canada's Economic Action Plan, the CAF is a $1-billion national program that provides economic stimulus in communities impacted by the global recession.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • As part of Canada's Economic Action Plan, the CAF is a $1-billion national program that provides economic stimulus in communities impacted by the global recession.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • However, I can’t imagine that the CAF is the only group engaging in such practices.

    Liberals Go To Bat For Khaled Mouammar « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

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