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Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. '"bay-entrance" or "estuary"'), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. [2]Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Abbreviations for the states of Mexico Name of federative entity Conventional abbreviation 2-letter code* 3-letter code (ISO 3166-2:MX) Aguascalientes: Ags. MX - AG MX-AGU Baja California: B.C. MX - BN MX-BCN Baja California Sur: B.C.S. MX - BS MX-BCS Campeche: Camp. MX - CP MX-CAM Chiapas: Chis. MX - CS MX-CHP Chihuahua: Chih. MX - CI MX-CHH ...
Tokyo was originally known as Edo (), a kanji compound of 江 (e, "cove, inlet") and 戸 (to, "entrance, gate, door"). [25] The name, which can be translated as "estuary", is a reference to the original settlement's location at the meeting of the Sumida River and Tokyo Bay.
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning E: ecstasy electrolytes Enterococcus epinephrine estradiol estrogen: E1: estrone: E2: estradiol: EAC: external acoustic meatus
Edo State: Heartbeat of The Nation Ekiti State: Land of Honour and Integrity Enugu State: Coal City State Gombe State: Jewel of the Savannah Imo State: Eastern Heartland (formerly Land of Hope) Jigawa State: The New World Kaduna State: Centre of Learning (formerly Liberal State) Kano State: Centre of Commerce Katsina State: Home of Hospitality ...
An economic development organization (EDO) is an organization dedicated to the economic development of a region, be it a subnational area such as a town, city, county, province, or state; a whole nation; or transnational regions unified through economic integration. [1]
The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
Official logotype of the engineering duty officer community. An engineering duty officer (EDO) is a restricted line officer in the United States Navy, involved with the design, acquisition, construction, repair, maintenance, conversion, overhaul and disposal of ships, submarines, aircraft carriers, and the systems installed aboard (weapons, command and control, communications, computers).