AL
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AL, Al or al may stand for:
Geography
- AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, United States - AlagoasAlagoasAlagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...
, a state in Brazil - AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, a country in Europe - Allen County, KansasAllen County, KansasAllen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...
, United States - Province of AlessandriaProvince of AlessandriaThe Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
, a province of Italy in the ISO 3166-2:IT code - AL postcode areaAL postcode areaThe AL postcode area, also known as the St Albans postcode area, is a group of ten postcode districts in central Hertfordshire which are subdivisions of five post towns....
, St Albans, England - Arab LeagueArab LeagueThe Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...
, a regional organization of 22 Arab states
Transport
- AL (automobile)AL (automobile)AL was a French automobile manufactured by L'Energie Electro-Mécanique based at Suresnes. In 1907 the company manufactured one of the first recorded hybrid cars , it was a combination gas-electric vehicle that ran at 24hp.-External links:...
, a French hybrid car in 1907 - Almanor RailroadAlmanor RailroadThe Almanor Railroad was a Class III shortline operating in Northern California, USA. It was owned by Collins Pine Company, a division of The Collins Companies and annually hauled about 300 cars of timber and lumber products generated at the mill...
, California, United States - Allegheny AirlinesAllegheny AirlinesAllegheny Airlines was an airline operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1952 to 1979. It was a forerunner of today’s US Airways. Its headquarters were located on the grounds of Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia....
(former IATA airline designator), Arlington County, Virginia, United States - TransAVIAexport Airlines (IATA airline designator), Minsk, Belarus
- Skyway AirlinesSkyway AirlinesSkyway Airlines is an American ramp and aircraft ground handling services and catering company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Until April 5, 2008, it operated as a regional airline under the business name Midwest Connect, feeding Midwest Airlines's hub at General Mitchell International Airport with...
(former IATA airline designator), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Science and technology
- -al-alThe suffix -al is the IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -H group. It was extracted from the word "aldehyde"....
, a suffix used in organic chemistry - AluminiumAluminiumAluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
, the chemical element represented by "Al" on the periodic table - AllylescalineAllylescalineAllylescaline, or 4-allyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is closely related in structure to mescaline. AL was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL , the dosage range is listed as 20–35 mg, and the duration 8-12 hours...
, a psychedelic drug - Artificial lifeArtificial lifeArtificial life is a field of study and an associated art form which examine systems related to life, its processes, and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline was named by Christopher Langton, an American computer scientist, in 1986...
- .al.al.al is the Internet country code top-level domain for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority of Albania . Only Albanian citizens, or companies based in Albania can actually register .al domains...
, Internet top-level domain name for Albania - AL register, the low byte of an X86 16-bit AX register
Sports
- American LeagueAmerican LeagueThe American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
, part of Major League Baseball - Asia League Ice HockeyAsia League Ice HockeyAsia League Ice Hockey is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with seven teams from Japan, China, and South Korea. The league is headquartered in Japan...
- Airtricity League, the current official name of the League of Ireland
Past culture
- Al (folklore), a spirit in Persian and Armenian mythology
- Al BastiAl BastiAl Basti or Al Kardai is an ancient female spirit, the personification of guilt, found in folklore throughout the Caucasus mountains, with origins going as far back as Sumerian mythology.-In Sumerian Folklore:...
, a tormenting female night demon in Turkish folklore - Liber AL, the central sacred text of Thelema
- Al, a given name, usually short for Albert, Alphonse, Allan, or Alexander
People
- Al CaponeAl CaponeAlphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
(1899–1947), prominent Chicago gangster from the 1920s - Al Davis (boxer) (Abraham Davidoff; 1920–45), American welterweight & lightweight boxer
- Al GreenAl GreenAlbert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...
(born 1946), American R&B musician - Al IsraelAl IsraelAl Israel was an American film and TV actor who is best known for his role as the Colombian drug dealer "Hector the Toad" in the 1983 cult film Scarface. He also appeared alongside Al Pacino in Carlito's Way a decade later.He was one of three original cast members to lend their voice talent to...
, American actor - Al or Alec LazoAlec LazoAlejandro "Alec" Lazo is a Cuban-American professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in Palm Beach, Florida. Lazo was the US International Rising Star Latin Champion in 1990 and went on through over twenty years of successful DanceSport competition. This cumulated in 1999 when he...
, Cuban-American dancer - Al Levine (born 1968), American major league baseball pitcher
- Al McCoy (boxer)Al McCoy (boxer)Al McCoy was a boxing world middleweight champion from 1914 to 1917. McCoy’s professional record: 157 bouts — won 99 , lost 40, no-decisions 18.-Biography:...
(Alexander Rudolph; 1894–1966), American world champion middleweight boxer - Al PacinoAl PacinoAlfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
(born 1940), actor and director - Al RokerAl RokerAlbert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. is an American television meteorologist as well as an actor and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today. On Monday, July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show, Wake Up with Al, on The Weather Channel, which airs weekdays...
(born 1954), American television broadcaster - Al RosenAl RosenAlbert Leonard Rosen , nicknamed "Al", "Flip", and the "Hebrew Hammer", is a former American professional baseball player who was a third baseman and right-handed slugger in the Major Leagues for ten seasons in tthe 1940s and 1950s.He played his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians in...
(born 1924), American major league baseball All Star and MVP - Al SapienzaAl SapienzaAl Sapienza is a prolific American actor, who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is most well known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series The Sopranos. He played the role of Dr...
(born 1962), actor - Al SingerAl SingerAl Singer was an American boxer. He was born in the Lower East Side in New York City....
("The Bronx Beauty"; 1909–61), American world champion lightweight boxer - "Weird Al" Yankovic"Weird Al" YankovicAlfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
(born 1959), American parody singer
Other
- Al (Aladdin) or Aladdin, the main character in Aladdin media
- Al Borland, a character in the Home Improvement universe
- Al BundyAl BundyAl Bundy is a fictional character from the U.S. television series Married... with Children. He was played by Ed O'Neill.-Character history:...
, a character in the television series Married... with Children - Al CalavicciAl CalavicciRear Admiral Upper Half Albert “Al” Calavicci USN is a fictional character on the science fiction drama Quantum Leap, created by Donald P. Bellisario and played by Dean Stockwell.-Biography:...
, a character in the television series Quantum Leap - Al (EastEnders), a minor character in the soap opera EastEnders
- Al (Fullmetal Alchemist) or Alphonse Elric, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist media
- Al McWhiggin the main villain of Toy Story 2
- Accursed LandsAccursed LandsAccursed Lands, abbreviated AL, was a MUD, a text-based online role-playing game, founded in 1996 and operating until 2011. It was an early example of the "Roleplay Intensive MUD", or RPIMUD, style of game.-Setting:...
, an online game - American LifeAmerican LifeAmerican Life is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on April 22, 2003 by Maverick Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The album produced in its entirety by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï featured references to many parts of American culture...
, an album by Madonna
Other uses
- Al-Al-is the definite article in the Arabic language; a particle whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example, the word kitāb 'book' can be made definite by prefixing it with al-, resulting in al-kitāb 'the book'...
, Arabic prefix “the” - Alternative ListAlternative ListThe Alternative List , abbreviated to AL, is a socialist political party in Switzerland.The AL has existed since 1990 as a loose coalition of left-wing activists. At the beginning of 2007, the AL Zurich was transformed into a political union...
, a Swiss political party - Anno LucisAnno LucisAnno Lucis is a dating system used in Freemasonry that is similar to, but different from Anno Mundi.-Description:In their ceremonial or commemorative proceedings, Freemasons add 4,000 years to the current Anno Domini calendar year and append Anno Lucis to the Gregorian calendar year .This...
, a Masonic dating tradition