bbc

abbr. British Broadcasting Corporation.
Phrases and idioms:
BBC English English as supposedly pronounced by BBC announcers.

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abbreviation

Usage: often capitalized both Bs&C

1. baseball club

2. basketball club

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abbrev

British Broadcasting Corporation

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BBC (no periods) or B.B.C.,

British Broadcasting Corporation.

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abbr. British Broadcasting Corporation

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abbr

British Broadcasting Corporation

◇ The BBC is a radio and television company that is owned by the British government.

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BBC [BBC] [ˌbiː biː ˈsiː] [ˌbiː biː ˈsiː] abbreviation

British Broadcasting Corporation (a national organization which broadcasts television and radio programmes and which is paid for by the public and not by advertising)

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The news is on BBC One at 6.

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BBC Radio 4

 

Culture:

The BBC has been paid for by the government since 1927 but is free to choose the contents of its own programmes. As well as several radio stations and its main television channels ↑BBC One and ↑BBC Two, the BBC also broadcasts on digital channels, BBC Three with new drama and comedy and BBC Four for culture, arts and science, children’s channels CBeebies and CBBC, as well as BBC News 24 and BBC Parliament. The head of the BBC has the title of ‘director general’.

note at ↑radio

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