AUC

AUC
abbr. (of a date) from the foundation of the city (of Rome).
Etymology: L ab urbe condita

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noun
a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
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the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year

• Regions: ↑Colombia, ↑Republic of Colombia

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abbreviation
1. [Latin ab urbe condita] from the founding of the city
2. [Latin anno urbis conditae] in the year from the founding of the city

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abbrev
Anno urbis conditae (or ab urbe condita) (Latin) in the year from the building of the city (used to reckon dates in Roman history, starting from 753BC)

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abbr. used to indicate a date reckoned from 753 bc, the year of the foundation of Rome

765 auc

Origin:
from Latin ab urbe condita ‘from the foundation of the city’, also anno urbis conditae ‘in the year of the founding of the city’

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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