"MLA" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MLA
  1. (in the US) Initialism of Modern Language Association. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Modern Language Association Categories (topical): Occupations, Organizations, People
    Sense id: en-MLA-en-name-fS0FOdRF Disambiguation of Occupations: 75 6 14 5 Disambiguation of Organizations: 83 5 12 1 Disambiguation of People: 47 12 17 24 Categories (other): American 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: 75 8 16 0

Noun

Forms: MLAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MLA (plural MLAs)
  1. (British, Canada, India, politics) Initialism of member of the legislative assembly. Tags: British, Canada, India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: member of the legislative assembly Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-MLA-en-noun-XI9W5che Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, Indian English Topics: government, politics
  2. (in the US, art) Initialism of master of liberal arts. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: master of liberal arts Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-MLA-en-noun-UtbNV3~g Categories (other): American English Topics: art, arts
  3. (architecture) Initialism of master of landscape architecture. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: master of landscape architecture Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: M. Land. Arch.
    Sense id: en-MLA-en-noun-yqkLYU-4 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: M.L.A., M. L. A. Related terms: MPP [Canada], MHA [Canada], MNA [Canada], MP [Canada], senator [Canada]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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