Ga

¹ American  

[gah] / gɑ /

noun

1. a Kwa language of Ghana, spoken in Accra and vicinity.

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Ga ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. gallium.

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GA ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Gamblers Anonymous.

2. General American.

3. general of the army.

4. Georgia (approved especially for use with zip code).

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Ga. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Georgia.

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G.A. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. General Agent.

2. General Assembly.

3. Insurance.  Also g.a., G/A general average.

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GA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. General Assembly (of the United Nations)

2. general average

3. Georgia

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Ga ² British  

/ ɡɑː /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in S Ghana

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

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Ga ³ British  

symbol

1. gallium

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Ga. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Georgia

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ga ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Gabon

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Example Sentences

During the 21-minute performance, the band opened with an excerpt from Bohemian Rhapsody, before transitioning into an accelerated rendition of Radio Ga Ga, as the audience clapped in unison with Mercury.

From BBC

Cook bought the Atlanta condo to have a permanent place to stay when she would visit relatives after her family sold a jointly-owned home in Milledgeville, Ga., that same year, Lowell said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My electricity bills are higher here in Washington, D.C., at my apartment, and they’re also higher at my house in Rome, Ga.—higher than they were a year ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It took 11 years to build and bring America’s newest nuclear reactor in Vogtle, Ga., to the point of commercial operation.

From MarketWatch

Aflac—the Columbus, Ga.-based company Mr. Amos’s father and uncles founded in 1955—sells “supplemental insurance,” the cash payouts of which recoup income loss, travel expenses and other costs that primary plans don’t cover.

From The Wall Street Journal