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SS en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of Subsaharan.
   alt of Subsaharan

Relateds

CSS (NATO) · alimony (spousal support) · DSRV (submarine) · DSV (submarine)

SS en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Saints.
   alt of Saints
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of social security.
   alt of social security
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of secret service.
   alt of secret service
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of spousal support.
   alt of spousal support
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of stainless steel.
   alt of stainless steel
   • Near-synonym: CRES
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) A shiptype ▸ Initialism of steamship.
   alt of steamship
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) A shiptype ▸ Initialism of screw steamer (a screw-driven steamship)
   alt of screw steamer
8. (Navy, US) A shiptype ▸ Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine ▸ A conventionally-powered submarine
9. (Navy, US) A shiptype ▸ Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine ▸ diesel-powered attack submarine
10. NATO prefix-code for surface-to-surface missiles developed by the Soviet Union
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of shortstop.
    alt of shortstop
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of screenshot.
    alt of screenshot
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of sum of squares.
    alt of sum of squares
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Segawa syndrome.
    alt of Segawa syndrome
15. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of side seam.
    alt of side seam
16. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of spring/summer, often followed by a year.
    alt of often followed by a year
    alt of spring/summer
    • SS23 collection

Coordinates

SSG · LPSS · SSKN · SSB · MV · FW · SSB · SSG · APSS · SSBN · MS · APSS · SSKN · LPSS · SSK · PS · SSN · SSGN · SSGN · AW · SSK · SSN · SV · SSBN

Hypernyms

ship · vessel

Synonyms

SSK · S. S. · CRES · S.S. · S./S. · S/S

wikidata: Q172587

SS en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Schutzstaffel; from German SS.
   alt of Schutzstaffel
   • (It's possible that at least some of the liberals who answered "yes, violence can sometimes be justified" had in mind edge cases like armed resistance by Jews against the SS, not the assassination of peaceful political pundits with whom they disagree.) 2025 September 16, Jack Nicastro, “J.D. Vance Says 26 Percent of Young Liberals Justify Political Violence. Here's What the Data Really Say.”, in Reason, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2025:
   • The officer who cut off Rachabalizoda’s ear had military patches including a far-right Totenkopf (dead person’s head) previously worn by Nazi SS units. 2024 March 25, Andrew Roth, Pjotr Sauer, “Russia lauding torture was unthinkable – now it is proud to do so”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2024:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Subsahara: a geographic region of Africa, constituting all countries south of the Sahara Desert.
   alt of Subsahara
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang) Initialism of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
   alt of Pokémon Sword and Shield

Deriveds

RuSSian

Synonyms

SwSh

SS en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Indonesian SS, initialism of Sumatra Selatan; compare SB (“West Sumatra”) and SU (“North Sumatra”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of South Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.
   alt of South Sumatra

Relateds

SS collar