"HOA" meaning in English

See HOA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} HOA
  1. Initialism of Horn of Africa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Horn of Africa
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Noun

Forms: HOAs [plural], HOA's [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|'s}} HOA (countable and uncountable, plural HOAs or HOA's)
  1. (countable, real estate) Initialism of homeowner association. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: homeowner association
    Sense id: en-HOA-en-noun-Y9~uTHrb Categories (other): Real estate, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48 Topics: business, real-estate
  2. (uncountable) Initialism of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
    Sense id: en-HOA-en-noun-i6Qhrdjl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48

Inflected forms

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