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Pa

1

abbreviation for

Physics.
  1. pascal; pascals.


Pa

2
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. protactinium.

pa

3

[ pah, paw ]

noun

Informal.

PA

4

abbreviation for

  1. Parents' Association.
  2. paying agent.
  3. Pennsylvania (approved especially for use with zip code).
  4. physician's assistant.
  5. press agent.
  6. public-address system.

Pa.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Pennsylvania.

p.a.

6

abbreviation for

  1. participial adjective.
  2. per annum.
  3. press agent.

P.A.

7

abbreviation for

  1. Parents' Association.
  2. Insurance. particular average.
  3. passenger agent.
  4. post adjutant.
  5. power of attorney.
  6. press agent.
  7. public-address system.
  8. publicity agent.
  9. purchasing agent.

PA

1

abbreviation for

  1. Pennsylvania
  2. personal appearance
  3. personal assistant
  4. military Post Adjutant
  5. power of attorney
  6. press agent
  7. Press Association
  8. banking private account
  9. public-address system
  10. publicity agent
  11. Publishers Association
  12. purchasing agent
  13. insurance particular average
  14. (in New Zealand) probationary assistant
  15. Panama (international car registration)
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p.a.

2

abbreviation for

  1. per annum
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Pa

3

the chemical symbol for

  1. protactinium
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symbol for

  1. pascal
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Pa.

4

abbreviation for

  1. Pennsylvania
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pa

5

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. an informal word for father
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pa

6

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. a ǰ village or settlement
  2. history a ǰ defensive position and settlement on a hilltop
  3. go back to the pa
    to abandon city life in favour of rural life
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pa

7

the internet domain name for

  1. Panama
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pa1

Short for papa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pa1

Latin: yearly

Origin of Pa2

ǰ
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Born Jan 22, 1937, Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father worked in a steel mill and, for a time, was the city’s police chief.

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The actor purchased a home in Wyncote, Pa., and allegedly gave his father the keys and “told him the house was all his.”

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Allentown, Pa.; or West Palm Beach, Fla., had suddenly picked up and moved en masse.

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Corinne, the ex-wife of 54-year-old Thierry Pa, a former builder, said he had always been "kind" and "respectful" to her and their children and appeared to leave the door open for a reconciliation him.

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He was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., after someone recognized him, police said.

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