ON

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

English

Proper noun

ON

1. (linguistics) Initialism of Old Norse.
2. Abbreviation of Ontario, a province of Canada.

   Coordinate terms: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, PE, QC, SK, YT

Anagrams

• Nº, NO, No, No., N.O., no, no.

Northern Sami

Proper noun

ON

1. Abbreviation of Ovttastuvvan Našuvnnat, Ovttastahttojuvvon Našuvnnat (“UN; United Nations”)
   • 2002, “Biebmosuoládeapmi Afghanistanas”, in Min Áigi‎^[1], page 17:

     Maiddái eará organisašuvnnat go ON leat šaddan gillát suoládemiid

     Other organizations than the UN have also had to to endure thefts

   • 2016, John T. Solbakk, editor, Mii leat sámit: Norgga eamiálbmoga diliide oahpásmahttin, page 8:

     Artihkal 27 ON Siviila ja politihkalaš vuoigatvuođaid riikaidgaskasaš konvenšuvdna cealká ahte dain stáhtain gos gávdonjit čearddalaš, oskkolaš dahje gielalaš unnitloguálbmogat...

     Article 27 of the UN's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights declares that states with ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities...

   • 2019, Astrid Helander, “-Divvun ja Giellatekno reaidu livčče horbmat ávkkálaš min olbmuide maid”, in Ávvir‎^[2], pages 4–5:

     Mannan gaskavahkku lágidii Norgga beale Sámediggi ovttasráđiid UiT «Divvun ja Giellatekno» ossodat diehtojuohkinčoahkkima buot eamiálbmogiidda ON Eamiálbmogiid áššiid Bistevaš Forum 18. čoahkkimis.

     Last Wednesday, the Sámi Parliament of Norway organized an information meet for all indigenous peoples in collaboration with the University of Tromsø's "Divvun and Giellatekno" section at the 18th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.