"GAA" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} GAA
  1. Initialism of Gaelic Athletic Association (the governing body of the Irish sports of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, handball, and rounders). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Gaelic Athletic Association (extra: the governing body of the Irish sports of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, handball, and rounders) Translations (Gaelic Athletic Association): CLG [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-GAA-en-name-N-lUkhtR Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 71 21 8 Disambiguation of 'Gaelic Athletic Association': 99 1
  2. (Philippines) Abbreviation of General Appropiations Act (the annual legislated national budget of the Phillipines). Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: General Appropiations Act (extra: the annual legislated national budget of the Phillipines)
    Sense id: en-GAA-en-name-aV0YJGZi Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 48 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 59 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 59 18 Disambiguation of Organizations: 27 66 7

Noun

Forms: GAAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} GAA (plural GAAs)
  1. (sports) goals against average, a sports statistic
    Sense id: en-GAA-en-noun-e93yrPDk Categories (other): Sports, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 45 14 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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