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/pɑː/
noun 11name 5adj 1phrase 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
arab, half, over, shut, shut, still
VERB + PA
believes, called, heard, rate, voice
PA + NOUN
announcer, government, i'd, jen, ma, moss, system, temple
PREP.
about, from, in, in, up, up, with
ADV.
continuously
Definitions
name
1
Abbreviation of Pennsylvania: a state of the United States.
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? / Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
2
Abbreviation of Papua: a province of Indonesia.
3
Abbreviation of Pará: a state of Brazil.
4
Initialism of Palestinian Authority.
The European Union was more restrained in its support, on the grounds that it would be preferable for Israel to negotiate its withdrawal as part of an agreement with the PA. The PA and Arab governments criticized Sharon for planning to act without consulting them.
He believes that the PA is more entrenched inside Gaza than recognised, saying that, despite being ejected from Gaza as a political and security force in 2007, the PA was still delivering many public services including health and schools in Gaza.
5
Initialism of Proto-Algonquian (sometimes abbreviated PAn to distinguish it from Proto-Algic, but usually just abbreviated PA with Proto-Algic being abbreviated PAc).
noun
1
Initialism of public address.
“Shuttle sensors detect no communications, heat signatures out of the ordinary, or other signals,” SAM-E said over the shuttle’s PA.
2
Initialism of production assistant.
3
Initialism of personal assistant.
Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA. Moss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA! Jen: It means "personal assistant". Moss: Thank you. Right, OK.
4
Initialism of personal appearance (when a celebrity visits a public event).
5
Initialism of power amplifier.
adj
1
Initialism of posteroanterior.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? / Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
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The European Union was more restrained in its support, on the grounds that it would be preferable for Israel to negotiate its withdrawal as part of an agreement with the PA. The PA and Arab government
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He believes that the PA is more entrenched inside Gaza than recognised, saying that, despite being ejected from Gaza as a political and security force in 2007, the PA was still delivering many public
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“Shuttle sensors detect no communications, heat signatures out of the ordinary, or other signals,” SAM-E said over the shuttle’s PA.
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Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA. Moss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA! Jen: It means "personal assistant". Moss: Thank you. Righ
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Coordinate term: PF
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