aba

or ab·ba

[ uh-bah, ah-buh ]

/ əˈbɑ, ˈɑ bə /

noun

a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.

a loose, sleeveless outer garment made of this fabric or of silk, worn by Arabs.

Nearby words

ab ovo, ab urbe condita, ab-, ab- 1, ab., aba, abac, abaca, abaci, abaciscus, abacist

Origin of aba

1805–15; < Arabic ʿabā'(ah)

Also called abaya.

Definition for aba (2 of 3)

Aba

[ ah-bah ]

/ ɑˈbɑ /

noun

a town in SE Nigeria.

Definition for aba (3 of 3)

ABA

or A.B.A.

Amateur Boxing Association.

American Badminton Association.

American Bankers Association.

American Bar Association.

American Basketball Association.

American Book Award.

American Booksellers Association.

Associate in Business Administration.

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But if Keating is frustrated with Congress, in some ways he is just getting the government the ABA has paid for.
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The ABA noted that the Purdue research was technically published as an opinion piece, not a scientific study.
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But this is a basketball tournament—and Costas has called a lot of games in the NBA and ABA.
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A Theban noble of this period named Aba was buried at Thebes.
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Only one survived, named Thal'aba, and Abdaldar was appointed by lot to find him out and kill him.
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Aba ycao ng̃a ang tinatauag namin pinapapanao na tauo anac ni Gua.
Doctrina Christiana|Anonymous
The rime scheme of all the tercets is aba, of the conclusion abaa.
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Cosasi m'huga cugai kiti ti dama catum' ami gusuda huco bupo gusudana ia duburh' aba.
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British Dictionary definitions for aba (1 of 2)

aba

/ (ˈæbə) /

noun

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

a sleeveless outer garment of such cloth

Word Origin for aba

from Arabic

British Dictionary definitions for aba (2 of 2)

ABA

abbreviation for

(in Britain) Amateur Boxing Association

American Booksellers Association

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