"Ga" meaning in English

See Ga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ga
  1. A Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo.
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-name-6KMRAtIK Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Languages Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 16 6 8 31 4 8 Disambiguation of Languages: 43 13 9 8 27

Noun

Forms: Ga [plural], Gas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} Ga (plural Ga or Gas)
  1. A member of a particular ethnic group in Ghana and Togo.
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-noun-SG8h0qVj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 16 6 8 31 4 8

Symbol

Head templates: {{head|en|symbol}} Ga
  1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for gallium. Wikidata QID: Q861
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-symbol-en:Q861 Categories (other): Symbols for chemical elements Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (metrology, astronomy) Symbol for giga-annum(s): gigayears. Wikidata QID: Q524410 Tags: alt-of, symbol Alternative form of: giga-annum(s) (extra: gigayears) Synonyms: Gyr, Gy
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-symbol-en:Q524410 Categories (other): Astronomy, Metrology Topics: astronomy, metrology, natural-sciences
  3. (metrology, astronomy) Symbol for gigayears ago (giga-annums ago), a unit of time equal to 10⁹ years in the past. Wikidata QID: Q896543 Tags: alt-of, symbol Alternative form of: gigayears ago (extra: (giga-annums ago), a unit of time equal to 10⁹ years in the past) Related terms: Gya [alternative], gya [alternative]
    Sense id: en-Ga-en-symbol-en:Q896543 Categories (other): Astronomy, Metrology, English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 6 10 35 6 10 Disambiguation of English symbols: 11 7 13 12 31 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 16 6 8 31 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 10 6 10 40 5 10 Topics: astronomy, metrology, natural-sciences

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