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• da
  da

  preposition

  from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).
• DA
  DA

  noun

  a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
• da.
  da.

  abbreviation

  daughter.
• DA.
  DA.

  abbreviation

  (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.
• D/A
  D/A

  days after acceptance.
• D.A.
  D.A.

  abbreviation

  delayed action.

da

¹ American  

[duh, dah, duh, dah] / də, dɑ, də, dɑ /

Or Da

preposition

1. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

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da ² American  

[dah] / dɑ /

adverb

Russian.

1. yes.

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DA ³ American  

[dee-ey] / ˈdiˈeɪ /

noun

DAs, plural DA's plural

1. a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

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DA ⁴ American  

1. Department of Agriculture.

2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

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da. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. daughter.

2. day; days.

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DA. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

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D/A ⁷ American  

1. (sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.

2. deposit account.

3. documents against acceptance.

4. documents for acceptance.

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D.A. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. delayed action.

2. direct action.

3. District Attorney.

4. documents against acceptance.

5. documents for acceptance.

6. doesn't answer; don't answer.

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DA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in the US) District Attorney

2. Diploma of Art

3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

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D/A ² British  

abbreviation

1. deposit account

2. commerce documents against acceptance

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• DA's
  plural
• DAs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of da¹

< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē ) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)

Origin of DA³

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

Back in the mountain camp, PDF commander Da Wa agrees the conscripts are a problem.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"It really stands out," 37-year-old Parisian Stephanie Da Cruz told AFP.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Michelangelo’s burning resentment of Da Vinci kept him warm at night, and his hostility toward Raphael fueled his years-long dedication to tagging up the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Da Silva said they also discussed possible investments in Brazil’s vast deposits of critical minerals and how to fight organized crime across Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But to the left of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous picture, another painting glows with rich colors.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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