ABE

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ABE

  1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Lehigh Valley International Airport, which serves Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, United States.

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ABE

  1. (humorous, especially Ireland, Scotland and Wales) Initialism of anyone but England: any team playing a sports match against the England team.
    • 2012 June 12, The Chief, “OT: Come on ABE!!”, in alt.talk.royalty[1] (Usenet):
      As the World Cup starts, it is interesting to note the large number of people around the world cheering on ABE to win, including many millions of British.
    • 2014, Scott Caladon, Darke Mission, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 507:
      'ABE' T-shirts will sell well north of the border this summer as the World Cup gets underway in Brazil.
    • 2014 June 4, Gary Johnston, “It's obviously ABE at the World Cup, but who will you support?”, in The Herald[2]:

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