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IJ can also stand for the Institute for Justice.

The letter combination IJ can stand for the following:

• A common typographical representation of the IJ (letter IJ), is a distinct letter of the Dutch alphabet, similar to the Y, or I sound in English. For example the word 'ijs' in Dutch is pronounced ‘/ɛi/’, which roughly sounds like ‘ice’ (and actually means ice). When the IJ combination is at the start of a sentence or a name, both letters in the combination should be capitals (e.g. IJssel river).

When used to represent this letter, it can stand for:

• • The name of a body of water near Amsterdam in the Netherlands: see IJ (bay).
  • The name of several smaller streams in the Netherlands.

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