---
title: abbreviationDictionary
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/timezone/abbreviationdictionary
---

# abbreviationDictionary

Returns the mapping of abbreviations to time zone identifiers.

## Declaration

```swift
static var abbreviationDictionary: [String : String] { get set }
```

## See Also

### Creating a Time Zone

- [init(secondsFromGMT:)](foundation/timezone/init(secondsfromgmt:).md)
- [knownTimeZoneIdentifiers](foundation/timezone/knowntimezoneidentifiers.md)