"wa" meaning in English

See wa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} wa
  1. A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
    Sense id: en-wa-en-noun-w1oOcFK6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 72 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 72 entries: 0 0 4 0 0 16 1 1 0 1 9 3 3 3 19 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 3 0 1 0 5 1 0 7 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 5 0 0 17 1 1 0 0 10 3 3 3 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 1 0 1 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: wa [plural]
Etymology: From Thai วา (waa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|วา}} Thai วา (waa) Head templates: {{en-noun|wa}} wa (plural wa)
  1. A Thai unit of length, traditionally comparable to a fathom, and now officially equal to two metres.
    Sense id: en-wa-en-noun-Nb7L2BHJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Japanese 和 (wa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|和|tr=wa}} Japanese 和 (wa) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wa (uncountable)
  1. In Japanese society, the favouring of a harmonious community over one's personal interests. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wa-en-noun-zTG3Yp-P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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