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AL, Al, Ã…l or al may refer to:


Arts and entertainment


Fictional characters

* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') or Alphonse Elric, a character in the manga/anime * Al Borland, a character in the ''Home Improvement'' universe * Al Bundy, a character in the television series ''Married... with Children'' * Al Calavicci, a character in the television series ''Quantum Leap'' * Al McWhiggin, a supporting villain of ''Toy Story 2'' * Al, or Aldebaran, a character in ''Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' media


Music

* '' A L'', an EP by French singer Amanda Lear


Mythology and religion

* Al (folklore), a spirit in Persian and Armenian mythology * Al Basty, a tormenting female night demon in Turkish folklore * '' Liber AL'', the central sacred text of Thelema


Organisations


Government, military and political

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Arab League The Arab League (, ' ), officially the League of Arab States (, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, ...
, a regional organisation of 22 Arab states *
Alternative List The Alternative List (AL; ) is a socialism, socialist political party in Canton of Zürich, Zürich. The AL has existed since 1990 as a loose coalition of left-wing activists before becoming a party in 2007, with sections in the city of Zürich ...
, a Swiss political party * (People's Army), the Soviet-backed Polish army in World War II * Assembleia Legislativa (disambiguation) *
Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...
, a political party in Bangladesh * (Indonesian for "Naval Force"), common initialism associated with the
Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy (, TNI-AL) is the Navy, naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol Indonesia's lengthy coastline, to enforce and patrol the territorial waters and Exclus ...


Sports

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A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. ...
, top division association football league in Lichtenstein *
American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two sports leagues, leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western L ...
, part of Major League Baseball *
Asia League Ice Hockey Asia League Ice Hockey (; ) or ALIH (AL) is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with teams from Japan, South Korea, and formerly China and Russia. The league is headquartered in Japan. At the end of ...
* Airtricity League, the official name of the League of Ireland


People and anthroponymy

* Al (given name), list of people named ''Al'' *
Amelia Lehmann Amelia Lehmann (''née'' Chambers) (3 February 1838 – 1 April 1903) was a British composer and arranger of art songs and popular ballads, many of which she published under the pseudonym "A. L.". She was also considered a gifted singer and was t ...
(pseudonym A. L., 1838–1903), British composer * Al () (meaning "family of"), used in some family names by important dynasties in Arabic; see
Arabic names Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given name, given, middle name, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system ...


Places


Americas

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Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
(postal abbreviation: AL), a US state *
Alagoas Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...
, a state of Brazil * Allen County, Kansas (county code: AL), US


Europe

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Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
(ISO 3166 code) *
Province of Alessandria The province of Alessandria (; ; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian Provinces of Italy, province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The prov ...
(ISO 3166-2:IT code), a province of Italy * AL postcode area, St Albans, UK *
Ã…l Ã…l is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ã…l. The par ...
, a municipality in Norway


Elsewhere

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Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
(WMO country code) * Al, Iran, a village * Al, YeniÅŸehir, a neighbourhood in Turkey


Science and technology

* -al, a suffix used in organic chemistry *
Aluminium Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...
(symbol Al), a chemical element * Allylescaline, a psychedelic drug * .al, Internet top-level domain name for Albania * AL register, the low byte of an X86 16-bit AX register * AL, a measure of inductance in a
magnetic core A magnetic core is a piece of magnetism, magnetic material with a high magnetic permeability used to confine and guide magnetic fields in electrical, electromechanical and magnetic devices such as electromagnets, transformers, electric motors, ele ...


Transport

* AL (automobile), a French hybrid car in 1907 * Almanor Railroad (reporting mark: AL), California, US *
Malta Air Malta Air is a low-cost airline that operates from Malta. It originally started as a joint venture between Ryanair and the Government of Malta. The new airline initially operated six former Ryanair aircraft. Ryanair planned to assign 66 routes ...
(IATA code: AL), a Maltese airline subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings * TransAVIAexport Airlines (former IATA code: AL), Minsk, Belarus (since 1992) * Allegheny Airlines (former IATA code: AL), Virginia, US (1953-1979) * Skyway Airlines (former IATA code: AL), Wisconsin, US (1994-2008)


Other uses

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Al- (, also romanized as ''el-'', ''il-'', and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For ex ...
(), the Arabic definite article * Anno Lucis, a dating system used in Freemasonry *
A-level The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational ...
(A/L), in UK education * Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, a standardized examination from 1980 to 2011 * Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level,a standardized examination in Singapore


See also

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Artificial life Artificial life (ALife or A-Life) is a field of study wherein researchers examine systems related to natural life, its processes, and its evolution, through the use of simulations with computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline ...
(ALife or A-Life) *
A1 (disambiguation) A1, A-1, A01 or A.1. may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''A-1 Headline'', a 2004 Hong Kong film * (English title: ''Our Man in Jamaica''), a 1965 Italian film * ''A1'', a 1999 Syrian film; see List of Syrian films * ''A1'' (2019 film) ...
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Ai (disambiguation) AI most frequently refers to artificial intelligence, which is intelligence demonstrated by machines. Ai, AI or A.I. may also refer to: Animals * Ai (chimpanzee), an individual experimental subject in Japan * Ai (sloth) or the pale-throated s ...
* El (disambiguation) * L (disambiguation) {{disambiguation