"RPA" meaning in All languages combined

See RPA on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-prop}} RPA
  1. Initialism of Rural Payments Agency. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Rural Payments Agency
    Sense id: en-RPA-en-name-m9cSkQar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 14 2 18 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 19 2 10 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 12 1 11 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: RPAs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} RPA (countable and uncountable, plural RPAs)
  1. Initialism of remotely piloted aircraft. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: remotely piloted aircraft Hypernyms (remotely piloted aircraft): UAV (english: unmanned aerial vehicle) Related terms (remotely piloted aircraft): OPA (english: optionally piloted aircraft), ROV (english: remotely operated vehicle) Coordinate_terms (remotely piloted aircraft): cruise missile, drone, model airplane, RC (english: remote control), UCAV (english: unmanned combat aerial vehicle)
    Sense id: en-RPA-en-noun-SdPLGbrU Disambiguation of 'remotely piloted aircraft': 99 0 1 Disambiguation of 'remotely piloted aircraft': 99 0 1 Disambiguation of 'remotely piloted aircraft': 99 0 1
  2. Initialism of robotic process automation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: robotic process automation
    Sense id: en-RPA-en-noun-yUy5Y7lb
  3. (physics) Initialism of random phase approximation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: random phase approximation
    Sense id: en-RPA-en-noun-V6hMuGxe Categories (other): Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: RPAs [plural]
Etymology: From French RPA. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|RPA}} French RPA Head templates: {{en-noun}} RPA (plural RPAs)
  1. (Quebec) Privately-operated retirement home Tags: Quebec
    Sense id: en-RPA-en-noun-9Q2SGABo Categories (other): Quebec English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [French]

Forms: RPAs [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} RPA f (plural RPAs)
  1. RPA (“private/commercial old-folks residence”); initialism of résidence privée pour aînés Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-RPA-fr-noun-d5B-8WPr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ɛr.pɛˈa/
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{pl-noun|f}} RPA f
  1. initialism of Republika Południowej Afryki (“Republic of South Africa”), official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, initialism Alternative form of: Republika Południowej Afryki (extra: (“Republic of South Africa”), official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa) Categories (place): Countries in Africa

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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“Republic of South Africa”), official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa",
          "word": "Republika Południowej Afryki"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Polish 3-syllable words",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish feminine nouns",
        "Polish initialisms",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish nouns",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Polish/a",
        "Rhymes:Polish/a/3 syllables",
        "pl:Abbreviations of countries",
        "pl:Countries in Africa",
        "pl:Official names of countries",
        "pl:South Africa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "initialism of Republika Południowej Afryki (“Republic of South Africa”), official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Republika Południowej Afryki",
          "Republika Południowej Afryki#Polish"
        ],
        [
          "South Africa",
          "South Africa#English"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "Southern Africa",
          "Southern Africa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "feminine",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛr.pɛˈa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "RPA"
}

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