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CAF

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • kăf
  • /kæf/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æf

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Canadian Armed Forces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CF

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Canadian Air Force, predecessor of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: RCAF

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Central African Federation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A café.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A cafeteria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A caffeinated coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clippings.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: FAC — Canadian Armed Forces
  • French: FC — Canadian Armed Forces
  • French: FAC — Canadian Air Force
  • French: ARC — Canadian Air Force
  • Finnish: kuppila — cafeteria — see also cafeteria