"B. M. A." meaning in English

See B. M. A. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} B. M. A.
  1. (UK, historical) Initialism of British Military Administration., used in the late 1940s as an overprint on certain stamps of Great Britain used in British offices in Eritrea and Tripolitania. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: British Military Administration (extra: used in the late 1940s as an overprint on certain stamps of Great Britain used in British offices in Eritrea and Tripolitania) Categories (topical): Military

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