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| The '''[[Abbreviations and acronyms]]''' is intended to be a mainstream list for Waze, but it is '''currently being updated''' offline.
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| UPDATE NOTE: The newest (July 2015) TTS voices now allow per-country standard abbreviation lists. This list will be provided to Waze so that TTS can be set to reflect this list.
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| ==State abbreviations==
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| Currently, the State field is not set for use in Australia. Where a state or territory abbreviation is required to distinguish between the same suburb (city) name in two different states, only the following abbreviations should be used, with the specified capitalisation.
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| {| class="wikitable sortable " style="background:white; font-size:80%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto " border="1 "
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''State/territory name'''
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Standard''' abbreviation
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| |Australian Capital Territory || ACT
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| |New South Wales || NSW
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| |Northern Territory || NT
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| |Queensland || Qld
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| |South Australia || SA
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| |Tasmania || Tas
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| |Victoria || Vic
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| |Western Australia || WA
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| Do not use fullstops afterwards (e.g. Qld.) or inside (e.g. N.S.W.) these abbreviations. Note the use of conventional (mixed-case) capitalisation (e.g. Tas).
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| ==Measurement Suffix Abbreviations==
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| {| class="wikitable sortable " style="background:white; font-size:80%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto " border="1 "
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Suffix name'''
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Standard''' abbreviation
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| |Kilometre/ kilometer || style="background:#FFCC00;"| km
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| |Metre/ meter || style="background:#FFCC00;"| m
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| ==Standard Suffix Abbreviations==
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| '''Notes:'''
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| 1. Only abbreviate suffixes.
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| :*"The Avenue", "The Green ", and etc. should not be abbreviated.
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| :*"Circuit Avenue Road" would be abbreviated to Circuit Avenue Rd and not "Cct Ave Rd"
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| :*A road named "Service way" should not be abbreviated, while "Pipeline Service way" should be.
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| 2. Suffix abbreviations do not contain any punctuation, such as "." (Full-stops) or "-" (Hyphens).
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| 3. In the event that the original suffix is a plural (i.e contains a "s" at the end) and only its singular form is present as an abbreviation, simply add an "s" to the end of the abbreviation.
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| 4. If no abbreviation is given in this table, then spell out the word in full.
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| {| class="wikitable sortable " style="background:white; font-size:80%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto " border="1 "
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Suffix name'''
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Standard abbreviation'''
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| | align="center " style="background:#f0f0f0;"| '''Comment'''
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| |A || ||
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| |Access || Accs || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Alley || Ally || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Alleyway || Alwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Amble || Ambl || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Approach || App || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Arcade || Arc || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Artery || Art || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Avenue || Av || AS/NZS 4819:2011 <br />
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| |B || ||
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| |Basin || Basn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Beach || Bch || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Block || Blk || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Bluff || Blf || Source?
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| |Boardwalk || Bwlk || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Boulevard || Bvd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Brace || Brce || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Branch || Br || Unofficial?
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| |Break || Brk || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Bridge || Bdge || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Broadway || Bdwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Bypass || Bypa || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Byway || Bywy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |C || ||
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| |Canyon || Cyn || Unofficial?
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| |Causeway || Caus || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Centre/ Center || Ctr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Centreway/ Centerway || Cnwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Chase || Ch || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Circle || Cir || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Circlet || Clt || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Circuit || Cct || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Circus || Crcs || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Close || Cl || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Colonnade || Clde || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Common || Cmmn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Concourse || Con || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Copse || Cps || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Corner || Cnr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Corso || Cso || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Course || Crse || Unofficial?
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| |Court || Ct || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Courtyard || Ctyd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Creek || Crk || Unofficial?
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| |Crescent || Cr || AS/NZS 4819:2011 <br /> Cres appears in many places due to use by Australia Post
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| |Crest || Crst || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Crossing || Crsg || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Crossroad || Crd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Crossway || Cowy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Cruiseway || Cuwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Cul-De-Sac || Cds || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Cutting || Cttg || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |D || ||
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| |Deviation || Devn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Distributor || Dstr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Divide || Dv || Unofficial?
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| |Drive || Dr || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Driveway || Drwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |E || ||
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| |Entrance || Ent || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Esplanade || Esp || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Estate || Est || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Expressway || Exp || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Extension || Extn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Fairway || Fawy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Fire Track || Ftrk || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Firetrail || Ftrl || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Follow || Folw || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Footway || Ftwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Foreshore || Fshr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Formation || Form || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Freeway || Fwy || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Front || Frnt || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Frontage || Frtg || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Garden || Gdn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Gardens || Gdns || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Gate || Gte || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Gates || Gtes || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Glade || Gld || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Grange || Gra || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Green || Grn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Ground || Grnd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Grove || Gr || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Gully || Gly || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Heights || Hts || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Highroad || Hrd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Highway || Hwy || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Interchange || Intg || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Intersection || Intn || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Junction || Jnc || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Landing || Ldg || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Lane || Lane || Ln is deprecated by AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Laneway || Lnwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Little || Lt ||
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| |Lookout || Lkt || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Loop || Loop || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Lower || Lwr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Mall || Mall || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Meadow|| Mdw || Unofficial?
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| |Meander || Mndr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Mews || Mews || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Motorway || Mwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Mount || Mt ||
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| |Mountain || Mtn ||
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| |Outlook || Otlk || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Overpass || Opas || Unofficial?
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| |Parade || Pde || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Park || Park || Need to check AS/NZS 4819:2011 <br /> Pk deprecated by IP Australia
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| |Parklands || Pkld || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Parkway || Pwy || AS/NZS 4819:2011 <br /> Pkwy given by IP Australia is not authoritative
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| |Passage || Psge || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Path || Path || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Piazza || Piaz || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Place || Pl || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Plain || Pln ||
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| |Plateau || Plat || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Plaza || Plza || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Point || Pnt || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Promenade || Prom || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Quay || Qy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Quays || Qys || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Ramble || Rmbl || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Ramp || Ramp || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Range || Rnge || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Reach || Rch || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Retreat || Rtt || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Ridge || Rdge || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Ridgeway || Rgwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Right Of Way || Rowy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Rise || Rise || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |River || Rvr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Riviera || Rvra || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Road || Rd || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Ronde || Rnde || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Round || Rnd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Route || Rte || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Service Way || Swy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Siding || Sdng || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Slope || Slpe || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Sound || Snd || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Square || Sq || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Stairs || Strs || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Station || Sta || Source?
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| |Steps || Stps || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Strand || Stra || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Street || St || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Subway || Sbwy || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Summit || Smt || Unofficial? Is this needed?
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| |Terrace || Tce || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Thoroughfare || Thor || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Throughway || Thwy || Unofficial?
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| |Tollway || Tlwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Towers || Twrs || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Track || Trk || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Trafficway || Trfy || Unofficial? Is this needed?
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| |Trail || Trl || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Trailer || Trlr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Triangle || Tri || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Trunkway || Tkwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Tunnel || Tunl || Unofficial?
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| |Turnpike || Tpk || Unofficial? Is this needed?
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| |Underpass || Upas || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Upper || Upr || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Valley || Vly || Unofficial?
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| |Viaduct || Vdct || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |View || View || AS/NZS 4819:2011
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| |Villa || Vll || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Village || Vlg || Unofficial?
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| |Villas || Vlls || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Walkway || Wkwy || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| |Water || Wtr || Unofficial?
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| |Wharf || Whrf || IP Australia preference, not authoritative
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| ==Other Abbreviations==
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| ''' ''Prefixes, directional abbreviations and other (non-suffix) abbreviations should not be used, except for state/ territory abbreviations & country abbreviations; under ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.'' '''
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| :*Although they are common, can cause issues as variation and overlap exists between naming, usage, and prefix standards (I.e. What words to, and how to, abbreviate).
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| :*Therefore a lake named "Lake Clair" would not be abbreviated, while if its documented name was "Clair Lake" it would be.
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| :*"St " at the start of a suburb name is part of the legal name. It should not be expanded to "Saint".
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| :*"St " (meaning "Saint") as part of the street name should be shown as "St. " with the trailing full stop to cause it to be correctly pronounced by the TTS.
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| 2. Directional abbreviations include: East (E), South West (SW), Central (CN), Upper (UP), and Lower (LR).
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| :*These abbreviations should not be abbreviated.
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| :*In addition to not being abbreviated, directions should only be included when they are a part of the documented name, and not a suffix or prefix added at a later stage to describe location or orientation/ direction.
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| :*The street type should still be abbreviated e.g. "Smith Rd East" is correct; "Smith Road East" or "Smith Rd E" are not.
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| 3. Other abbreviations include: Island (Is.), Quay (Qy), Reserve (Res) and Tunnel (Tunl).
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| :*These are acceptable to be used when they are a suffix, but not acceptable when they are place names.
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| :*Therefore "King-Tunnel Road" should have tunnel spelt in full, as it refers to a tunnel. While "Queen Tunnel-Road" could have tunnel abbreviated, as tunnel refers to the type of roadway, and is a part of the suffix.
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| :*Likewise an Island named "Island Island" would be abbreviated to Island Is.
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| ==Further Reading==
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| Please refer to the following Waze forum for a "Work in progress" list of abbreviations that are being tested, currently available, and proposed:
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| http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15178
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