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title="Biu-Mandara A.2 languages">Biu-Mandara A.2 languages</a>, an Afro-Asiatic family of languages spoken in Nigeria</li> <li>A2, a second language level in the <a href="/wiki/IB_Group_2_subjects" title="IB Group 2 subjects">IB Group 2 subjects</a></li> <li>A2, a level in the <a href="/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages" title="Common European Framework of Reference for Languages">Common European Framework of Reference for Languages</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military">Military</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A2&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Military"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A-2_jacket" title="A-2 jacket">A-2 jacket</a>, a leather flight jacket</li> <li>A2, the military staff designation in the <a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)#Continental_Staff_System" title="Staff 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League</a></li> <li>A2, an <a href="/wiki/Italian_Volleyball_League" title="Italian Volleyball League">Italian Volleyball League</a></li> <li>A2, a <a href="/wiki/Grade_(climbing)" title="Grade (climbing)">grade in climbing</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television">Television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A2&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A2_(remote_television_production)" class="mw-redirect" title="A2 (remote television production)">A2 (remote television production)</a>, a person who manages audio equipment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A2_Stereo" class="mw-redirect" title="A2 Stereo">A2 Stereo</a> or <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Zweikanalton</i></span>, a television broadcasting system</li> <li>A2 Teema, a panel discussion episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Ajankohtainen_kakkonen" title="Ajankohtainen kakkonen">Ajankohtainen kakkonen</a></i>, a Finnish television series</li> <li>A2, common abbreviation of Antenne 2, former name (1975–1992) of French national television station <a href="/wiki/France_2" title="France 2">France 2</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A2&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A2&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A-2_Savage" class="mw-redirect" title="A-2 Savage">A-2 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1979">template:F1 cars 1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Route_A2_(WMATA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Route A2 (WMATA)">Route A2 (WMATA)</a>, a bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority</li> <li>Audi Quattro A2, a 1984 rally car evolution of the <a href="/wiki/Audi_Quattro" title="Audi Quattro">Audi Quattro</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sea">Sea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A2&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Sea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_A2" title="HMS A2">HMS <i>A2</i></a>, a Royal Navy A-class submarine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_A2_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Type A2 submarine">Type A2 submarine</a>, a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T2-SE-A2" class="mw-redirect" title="T2-SE-A2">T2-SE-A2</a>, a type of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMDSS#Sea_Area_A2" class="mw-redirect" title="GMDSS">Sea Area A2</a>, as defined under the GMDSS system</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Space">Space</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A2&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Space"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_A-2" title="Saturn A-2">Saturn A-2</a>, a 1959 American rocket</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-002" title="A-002">A-002</a>, the third abort test of the Apollo spacecraft</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aussat_(Optus)_A2" class="mw-redirect" title="Aussat (Optus) A2">Aussat (Optus) A2</a>, a 1985 Australian satellite</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tanks">Tanks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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