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Meaning of JFK | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th US president (served 1961–1963).
  2. A half-dollar coin in honor of president John F. Kennedy.
  3. Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially
  4. John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.
  5. John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, MA.
  6. John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, Louisville, KY.
  7. Either of two aircraft carriers of the US Navy:
  8. USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
  9. USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
  10. Any of numerous schools in the US.

Equivalents

Français JFK

Examples

“Or the company may not want the internet to be filled with Ghiblified photos of the 9/11 terror attacks, or Jeffrey Epstein hanging out with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, or the JFK assassination — all of which have gone viral on X.”
“I flew into JFK, then took a cab to my hotel in Manhattan”
“Fortunately, most of these were former French colonies, and through a combination of quiet diplomacy and well-placed French nationals in the various air-traffic-control centers, the 300-mile-long stream of American aircraft flew the width of Africa as uneventfully as a red-eye flight from LAX to JFK.”
“Traffic on the JFK was delayed by construction of the new bridge.”
“Steubenville beat JFK, scoring in the final minute of play.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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