"ASA" meaning in English

See ASA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ASA
  1. Initialism of Acoustical Society of America. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Acoustical Society of America
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-name-1tMPzRTw Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 15 7 11 8 12 6 18
  2. Initialism of American Standards Association, which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: American Standards Association (extra: ANSI), which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (extra: ANSI) Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-name-eMEbG85r Disambiguation of Organizations: 15 24 17 15 10 4 10 4 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 15 7 11 8 12 6 18
  3. Initialism of American Society of Anesthesiologists. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: American Society of Anesthesiologists
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-name-ryQdyijz Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 15 7 11 8 12 6 18
  4. Initialism of Amateur Swimming Association. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Amateur Swimming Association
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-name-TfhZO9Zl Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  5. (UK) Initialism of Advertising Standards Authority. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Advertising Standards Authority
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-name-H7M-vzPF Categories (other): British English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 15 7 11 8 12 6 18
  6. Initialism of Ancient South Arabian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Ancient South Arabian
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-name-B6Ho~oP3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ASA character, ASA, DIN ISO film speed

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ASA
  1. (military) Initialism of air sovereignty alert: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: air sovereignty alert (extra: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft) Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-noun-H7h4wE3z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 15 7 11 8 12 6 18 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (pharmacology, uncountable) Initialism of acetylsalicylic acid. (aspirin) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: acetylsalicylic acid (extra: aspirin) Categories (topical): Pharmacology Coordinate_terms (aspirin): APAP (alt: tylenol)
    Sense id: en-ASA-en-noun-VdCjtDZS Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences Disambiguation of 'aspirin': 8 92
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