"WA" meaning in English

See WA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-WA.wav
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WA
  1. (postal) Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Washington (extra: a state of the United States) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-WA-en-name-iUm~pSPE Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of the United States, Washington, USA, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 18 3 7 18 5 4 5 16 5 15 4
  2. Initialism of Western Australia: a state of Australia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Western Australia (extra: a state of Australia) Categories (place): Places in Australia Coordinate_terms: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC
  3. (sports) Initialism of World Athletics. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: World Athletics
    Sense id: en-WA-en-name-Hy~md50n Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-WA.wav Forms: WAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WA (plural WAs)
  1. (netball) Initialism of wing attack. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: wing attack
    Sense id: en-WA-en-noun-348Egp5g Categories (other): Netball, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 3 24 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 18 3 7 18 5 4 5 16 5 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 9 25 3 3 3 13 3 18 3 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, netball, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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