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SPD en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of schizoid personality disorder.
   alt of schizoid personality disorder
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of schizotypal personality disorder.
   alt of schizotypal personality disorder
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of sadistic personality disorder.
   alt of sadistic personality disorder
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of sensory processing disorder.
   alt of sensory processing disorder
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of spectral power distribution.
   alt of spectral power distribution
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of serial presence detect.
   alt of serial presence detect
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of summary plan description.
   alt of summary plan description
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of surge protective device (surge protector).
   alt of surge protective device
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of symphysis pubis dysfunction.
   alt of symphysis pubis dysfunction

Forms

SPD en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviation

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1. Shimano Pedaling Dynamics

SPD en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from German SPD (“Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands”).

Meanings

1. (German, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Social Democratic Party of Germany (“Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands”).
   alt of Social Democratic Party of Germany
   • In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names. The previous coalition government, headed by the SPD (red), included the Green Party (green) and Liberal Party (yellow) - together they were known as the “traffic light” coalition. 2025 February 22, Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, “Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake”, in CNN:
   • Albrecht Lein reports that the core of the Braunschweig Antifa was made up of KPD and SPD members in their forties and fifties who had avoided the front, though Catholic workers’ organizations and other forces were also involved. 2017 May 14, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine:

Coordinates

FDP (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) · AfD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) · CSU (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) · CDU (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands)

Translations (6)

hsb Socialdemokratiska strona Němskeje (Social Democratic Party of Germany) · cmn 德國社民黨 /德国社民党 (Social Democratic Party of Germany) · cmn 社民黨 /社民党 (Social Democratic Party of Germany) · de Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany) · pl SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany) · de SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany)