ca'

[ kah, kaw ]

verb (used with or without object)Scot.
  1. to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.

Origin of ca'

1
Variant of call

Other definitions for Ca (2 of 7)

Ca

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. calcium.

Other definitions for CA (3 of 7)

CA

abbreviation
  1. California (approved especially for use with zip code).

Other definitions for ca- (4 of 7)

ca-

  1. variant of ker-.

Other definitions for ca. (5 of 7)

ca.

abbreviation
  1. cathode.

  2. centiare.

  1. Also ca (with a year) about: ca. 476 b.c.

Origin of ca.

5
(def. 3) <Latin circā

Other definitions for C/A (6 of 7)

C/A

  1. capital account.

  2. cash account.

  1. credit account.

  2. current account.

Other definitions for C.A. (7 of 7)

C.A.

abbreviation
  1. Central America.

  1. Accounting. chief accountant.

  2. Coast Artillery.

  3. commercial agent.

  4. consular agent.

  5. controller of accounts.

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How to use ca' in a sentence

  • Her campaign for Brazilian department store C&A helped push sales up 30 percent.

  • It is called The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln, by the distinguished gay member of the Kinsey Institute, Dr. C. A. Tripp.

    Yale's Conspiracy of Silence | Larry Kramer | April 24, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • "M-a-c-a-r-o-n-i," said she, triumphantly, remembering her father's remark that there were no double letters in it.

    Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells
  • It was formerly spelled s-v-a-s-t-i-c-a and s-u-a-s-t-i-k-a, but the later spelling, both English and French, is s-w-a-s-t-i-k-a.

    The Swastika | Thomas Wilson
  • "My c-a-p," timidly said the "new fellow," casting troubled looks round him.

    Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for ca (1 of 5)

ca

the internet domain name for
  1. Canada

British Dictionary definitions for Ca (2 of 5)

Ca

the chemical symbol for
  1. calcium

British Dictionary definitions for CA (3 of 5)

CA

abbreviation for
  1. California

  2. Central America

  1. chartered accountant

  2. chief accountant

  3. consular agent

  4. (in Britain) Consumers' Association

British Dictionary definitions for ca. (4 of 5)

ca.

abbreviation for
  1. circa

Origin of ca.

4
Latin: about

British Dictionary definitions for C/A (5 of 5)

C/A

abbreviation for
  1. capital account

  2. credit account

  1. current account

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Scientific definitions for Ca

Ca

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