Ste
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Suite |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Geography & Places |
| Also written | Ste. |
Ste has two meanings. It stands for Suite (address) or Sainte (geographic feature).
Meanings of Ste at a glance
| # | Ste stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suite | Geography & Places › Address |
| 2 | Sainte | Geography & Places › Geographic Feature |
1. Suite
Geography & Places · Address Abbreviations
Unit designator for an office or commercial suite, as in 200 Park Ave Ste 1700. The number often encodes the floor, so Suite 1700 is usually on the 17th floor.
Example: Our mailing address is 1 Market St, Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94105.
STE is the USPS form. Ste. with a period also abbreviates Sainte in French place names such as Sault Ste. Marie. Virtual offices often rent a suite number as a prestigious mailing address.
2. Sainte (Ste.)
Geography & Places · Geographic Feature Abbreviations
French feminine form of Saint, abbreviated Ste. in place names such as Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan and Ontario) and Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and in Quebec names such as Ste-Foy.
Example: The Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie let freighters bypass the rapids of the St. Marys River.
In US addresses Ste without a period means Suite, a different word. Quebec place names usually join Ste to the name with a hyphen (Sainte-Foy, often written Ste-Foy).
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- Sq – Square
- SR – State Route
- St – Street
- Sta – Station
- STN – Station
- Stra – Stravenue
- Ter – Terrace
- Tpke – Turnpike
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