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Pa

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Noun

1. dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

2. atomic number 91, pa, protactinium, protoactinium

a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead

3. pa, pascal

a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

4. keystone state, pa, pennsylvania

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

5. p.a., p.a. system, pa, pa system, public address system

an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pa

see synonyms of pa
noun
an informal word for father
noun New Zealand
1. 
a Māori village or settlement
2. history
a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop
3.  go back to the pa
the internet domain name for
Panama
the chemical symbol for
1. 
protactinium
symbol for
2. 
pascal
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)
abbreviation for
Pennsylvania
abbreviation for
per annum

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Pa

see synonyms of pa
1. 
Pennsylvania
2. 
physician assistant
3. 
Post Adjutant
4. 
power of attorney
: also pa
5. 
press agent
6. 
public address (system)
7. 
purchasing agent
1. 
pascal(s) (unit of pressure)
2. 
Pennsylvania
protactinium
noun
Informal
father (sense 1) father (sense 2)
per annum

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pa

see synonyms of pa
The symbol for protactinium.
abbr.
pascal
abbr.
1. or Pa. Pennsylvania
2. or p.a. per annum
3. physician assistant
4. or P/A power of attorney
5. press agent
6. production assistant
7. prosecuting attorney
8. public-address system
n.
Informal
Father; papa.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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