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# snp

abbreviation (SNP)

«snp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The SNP is the Scottish National Party, a political party in Scotland that wants Scotland to become an independent country, separate from the United Kingdom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#m1)
2. (science) An SNP, said «snip», is a single-nucleotide polymorphism: a place where one letter of DNA differs between people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#m2)

### In the lessons

In politics lessons about the UK, the SNP is a major party in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood and sends MPs to Westminster; supporters and opponents of independence disagree, and both views are held by many Scots. In science, SNPs help explain why people's DNA is slightly different. Phrases: «SNP leader», «SNP MPs», «vote SNP».

### Examples

- The SNP wants Scotland to be independent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#x1)
- Some people in Scotland vote SNP and some vote for other parties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#x2)
- The SNP sits in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#x3)
- In a vote, Scotland chose to stay in the UK, but the debate goes on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#x4)
- Scientists compare SNPs to study families and illnesses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#x5)
- An SNP is a one-letter difference in DNA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/#x6)

### Note

Always written in capitals: SNP. «The SNP» for the party; «an SNP» for the DNA term (said «snip»). Not a word on its own.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snp.html) on Mova free.