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==Translingual==
==Translingual==


===Symbol===
===Symbol===
{{head|mul|symbol}}
{{mul-symbol}}
# The [[ISO]] 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for [[Madagascar]].


[[Category:ISO 3166-1]]
# {{ISO 3166|1|2|Madagascar}}
#: {{syn|mul|MDG|qq1={{w|ISO 3166-1 alpha-3|alpha-3}}}}


{{c|mul|Madagascar}}
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==English==
==English==
{{wikipedia|MG (car)}}
{{wikipedia|lang=en}}


===Initialism===
===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}
{{rfc-header|Initialism}}
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{{head|en|initialism}}


# ("Morris Garages") A British sports-car manufacturer.
# {{initialism of|en|{{w|lang=en|Morris Garages}}|nodot=1}}, a British sports-car manufacturer.
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# {{initialism of|en|Minas Gerais|nodot=1}}, a state of {{l|en|Brazil}}.


===Abbreviation===
===Noun===
{{rfc-header|Abbreviation}}
{{en-noun|~}}
{{head|en|abbreviation}}


# A [[sports car]] [[manufacture]]d by {{w|Morris Garages}}.
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# [[Minas Gerais]], a state of [[Brazil]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2002|author=w:Zadie Smith|title=w:The Autograph Man|publisher=Penguin Books (2003)|page=332|passage=Joseph {{...}} walked directly to the driverʼs side of a perfectly beautiful red '''MG'''.}}
# {{lb|en|military}} {{abbreviation of|en|machine gun}}
# {{lb|en|disease}} {{initialism of|en|myasthenia gravis}}

====Derived terms====
{{der-top|machine gun}}
* {{l|en|LMG|gloss={{l|en|light machine gun}}}}
* {{l|en|MMG|gloss={{l|en|medium machine gun}}}}
* {{l|en|HMG|gloss={{l|en|heavy machine gun}}}}
* {{l|en|SMG|gloss={{l|en|submachine gun}}}}
* {{l|en|GPMG|gloss={{l|en|general purpose machine gun}}}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|papermaking}} {{init of|en|[[machine]]-[[glazed]]}}

===See also===
* {{pedia|lang=en|MG (car)}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{l|en|gm}}, [[GM#English|GM]]
* {{anagrams|en|a=gm|GM|gm|gm.}}


[[Category:en:Automobiles]]
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[[Category:en:Weapons]]


==Portuguese==
==German==


===Abbreviation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ɛmˈɡeː/}}
{{rfc-header|Abbreviation}}
{{head|pt|abbreviation}}
* {{audio|de|De-MG.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{de-noun|n,(s),(s)}}

# {{initialism of|de|Maschinengewehr||machine gun}}

====Declension====
{{de-ndecl|n,(s),(s)}}

====See also====
* {{l|de|MP|g=f}}

==Portuguese==


===Proper noun===
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# [[Minas Gerais]] (Brazilian state)
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{{head|pt|proper noun}}


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# {{lb|pt|Brazil}} {{initialism of|pt|[[Minas Gerais]]|nodot=1}} (Brazilian state)
[[ca:MG]]
[[cs:MG]]
[[de:MG]]
[[fr:MG]]
[[pl:MG]]
[[pt:MG]]
[[ta:MG]]

Latest revision as of 08:20, 30 June 2024

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mg"

Translingual

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Symbol

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MG

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Madagascar.
    Synonym: MDG (alpha-3)

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun

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MG

  1. Initialism of Morris Garages, a British sports-car manufacturer.
  2. Initialism of Minas Gerais, a state of Brazil.

Noun

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MG (countable and uncountable, plural MGs)

  1. A sports car manufactured by Morris Garages.
    • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 332:
      Joseph […] walked directly to the driverʼs side of a perfectly beautiful red MG.
  2. (military) Abbreviation of machine gun.
  3. (pathology) Initialism of myasthenia gravis.

Derived terms

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machine gun

Adjective

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MG (not comparable)

  1. (papermaking) Initialism of machine-glazed.

See also

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Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈɡeː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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MG n (strong, genitive MGs or MG, plural MGs or MG)

  1. Initialism of Maschinengewehr (“machine gun”).

Declension

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Declension of MG [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das MG die MGs, MG
genitive eines des MGs, MG der MGs, MG
dative einem dem MG den MGs, MG
accusative ein das MG die MGs, MG

See also

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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MG

  1. (Brazil) Initialism of Minas Gerais (Brazilian state)
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