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  aba

  noun

  a variant of abaya.
• Aba
  Aba

  noun

  a town in SE Nigeria.
• ABA
  ABA

  Amateur Boxing Association.

aba

¹ American  

[uh-bah, ah-buh] / əˈbɑ, ˈɑ bə /

Or abba

noun

1. a variant of abaya.

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Aba ² American  

[ah-bah] / ɑˈbɑ /

noun

1. a town in SE Nigeria.

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ABA ³ American  

Or A.B.A.

1. Amateur Boxing Association.

2. American Badminton Association.

3. American Bankers Association.

4. American Bar Association.

5. American Basketball Association.

6. American Book Award.

7. American Booksellers Association.

8. Associate in Business Administration.

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ABA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Amateur Boxing Association

2. American Booksellers Association

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aba ² British  

/ ˈæbə /

noun

1. a type of cloth from Syria, made of goat hair or camel hair

2. a sleeveless outer garment of such cloth

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Etymology

Origin of aba

from Arabic

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Example Sentences

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aba Aba ABA

Like most other children at the school, she started aba therapy at home as a toddler.

From Time Magazine Archive

That is the rigorous heart of aba, explains executive director Bridget Taylor, who co-founded the school in 1988.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wrapped in a black aba and white head scarf, she stood there weeping while he kissed several members.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Tristram Smith of the University of Rochester: "Anything outside aba is basically experimental at this point."

From Time Magazine Archive

I can’t see my father, and I’m trying to cry out, Where is aba, where is my father?

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

There, we spoke to monks at the Kirti monastery in Aba, or Ngaba in Tibetan, which was once at the heart of its resistance to Beijing.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Uche Okeke memorializes the Aba Women’s War of 1929, one of the first major anticolonial uprisings in Nigeria, with a throng of seething figures, their strength and determination reflected in vigorous brushstrokes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

He continued: "The food at Aba is just that — traditionally-inspired recipes but with my California-influence and modern take."

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023

The region where the mines are located is home to about 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, a mining report by Aba government in January showed.

From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023

“Rekh is a kinsman of his brother’s wife. You will meet me, then? Perhaps at the big tree by Aba the potter’s. Then we will go on together. Zau’s shop is near the palace.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

In many states, ABA companies face little oversight and there are few barriers for entry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Some of the higher-hour providers point to guidelines by industry group Council of Autism Service Providers, which say patients with significant needs can benefit from 30 to 40 hours a week of ABA treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

And, like the ABA, the APA temporarily suspended its DEI standards in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

One reason cited is that the ABA hasn’t adequately responded to the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Songs in which the first section returns again at the end are known as ternary, three-part or ABA.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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