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CP

1 American  
cP 2 American  
Or cp
cp. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. compare.


c.p. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. chemically pure.

  2. circular pitch.

  3. command post.

  4. common pleas.


C.P. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Chief Patriarch.

  2. command post.

  3. Common Prayer.

  4. Communist Party.


CP 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Canadian Press

  2. military Command Post

  3. Common Prayer

  4. Communist Party

  5. (formerly in Britain) Community Programme

  6. Court of Probate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cp 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. candlepower

  2. chemically pure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cp. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. compare

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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CP expects double digit EPS growth to resume in 2Q and strengthen into the back half as yields rebound, volumes accelerate and most segments improve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"Sporting CP went out there and didn't care about anything, while we were thinking about the consequences from the very first touch."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The combined findings suggest there may be a difference in how neutrinos and antineutrinos oscillate, indicating a possible violation of CP symmetry.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

"Sporting CP, Club Brugge and Bodo have similarities in their success this season. Their scouting is great and their academies perform well," he explained.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

She’s just back from a CP yoga class—something she says is part of her physical therapy program.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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