"S.A." meaning in English

See S.A. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} S.A. (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of sub anno. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: sub anno
    Sense id: en-S.A.-en-adj-OC2gTKoc

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} S.A.
  1. Initialism of South Africa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: South Africa
    Sense id: en-S.A.-en-name-21D621En
  2. Initialism of South America. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: South America
    Sense id: en-S.A.-en-name-kzEQQxau Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 64 34

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} S.A. (uncountable)
  1. (dated) Initialism of sex appeal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: sex appeal
    Sense id: en-S.A.-en-noun-xfKPol4x

Alternative forms

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