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Capitalization Examples


 * 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