Capitalization Examples
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- Baltic States (see States)
- Band, if part of name; the band:
- Army, Marine, Navy
- Eastern, etc. (of Cherokee Indians)
- Bank, if part of name; the bank; capitalized standing alone if referring to international bank:
- Export-Import Bank of the United States; Ex-Im Bank; the Bank
- Farm Loan Bank of Dallas; Dallas Farm Loan Bank; farm loan bank; farm loan bank at Dallas
- Farmers & Mechanics, etc.
- Federal Land Bank of Louisville; Louisville Federal Land Bank; land bank at Louisville; Federal land bank
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Richmond Federal Reserve Bank; but Reserve bank at Richmond; Federal Reserve bank; Reserve bank; Reserve city
- First National, etc.
- German Central; the Bank
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Bank
- but blood bank, central reserve, soil bank
- Bar, if part of name; Maryland (State) Bar Association; Maryland (State) bar; the State bar; the bar association
- Barracks, if part of name; the barracks:
- Carlisle
- Disciplinary (Leavenworth)
- Marine (District of Columbia)
- but A barracks; barracks A; etc.
- Base, Andrews Air Force; Air Force base; the base (see also Naval); but Sandia Base
- Basin (see geographic terms)
- Battery, the (New York City)
- Battle, if part of name; the battle:
- of Gettysburg; but battle at Gettysburg; etc.
- of the Bulge; of the Marne; of the Wilderness; of Waterloo; etc.
- battlefield, Bull Run, etc.
- battleground, Manassas, etc.
- Bay, San Francisco Bay area; the bay area
- Belt, if part of name; the belt:
- Bible
- Farm
- Rust
- Sun
- but money belt
- Beltway, capitalized with name; the beltway
- Bench (see Supreme Bench)
- Benelux (see alliances)
- Bible; Biblical; Scriptures; Ten Commandments; etc. (see also book)
- bicentennial
- bill, Kiess; Senate bill 217; House bill 31 (see also appropriation bill)
- Bill of Rights (historic document); but GI bill of rights
- Bizonia; bizonal; bizone
- Black (see African-American; Negro)
- Black Caucus (see Congressional)
- bloc (see Western)
- block (grants)
- Bluegrass region, etc.
- B'nai B'rith
- Board, if part of name; capitalized standing alone only if referring to Federal or international board:
- Employees' Compensation Appeals
- Federal Reserve (see Federal)
- Military Production and Supply (NATO)
- National Labor Relations
- of Directors (Federal unit); but board of directors (nongovernmental)
- of Health of Montgomery County; Montgomery County Board of Health; the board of health; the board
- of Regents (Smithsonian)
- of Visitors (Military and Naval Academies)
- on Geographic Names
- Railroad Retirement
