Sa

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. samarium.

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SA ² American  

abbreviation

1. seaman apprentice.

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S/A ³ American  

1. Banking. survivorship agreement.

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s.a. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. without year or date.

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s.a. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. semiannual.

2. sex appeal.

3. subject to approval.

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S.A. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. (used in French and Spanish as an abbreviation forcorporation. )

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S.A. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. Salvation Army.

2. seaman apprentice.

3. South Africa.

4. South America.

5. South Australia.

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SA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Salvation Army

2. Sociedad Anónima

3. Société anonyme

4. South Africa

5. South America

6. South Australia

7. Sturmabteilung: the Nazi terrorist militia, organized around 1924

8. Saudi Arabia (international car registration)

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s.a. ² British  

abbreviation

1. semiannual

2. sex appeal

3. sine anno

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Sa ³ British  

symbol

1. samarium

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sa ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Saudi Arabia

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Etymology

Origin of s.a.⁴

From Latin sine annō

Origin of S.A.⁶

< French société anonyme or Spanish sociedad anónima

Example Sentences

Matt Doherty fouled Joao Pedro and Palmer stepped up to send Jose Sa the wrong way with his 13th-minute penalty.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Never-campers might opt for Sediba Sa Rona, which opens the same month with stilted suites overlooking the Khwai River.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

"Brazil's strategic situation is complicated," concluded Fernandes de Sa.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

I can't have him speaking to Sa behind my back!

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Sa planche de salut! they teased—his long plank to salvation—a slang expression meaning your last hope.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver