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• aba
  aba

  noun

  a variant of abaya.
• Aba
  Aba

  noun

  a town in SE Nigeria.
• ABA
  ABA

  Amateur Boxing Association.

aba

¹ American  

[uh-bah, ah-buh] / əˈbɑ, ˈɑ bə /

Or abba

noun

1. a variant of abaya.

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Aba ² American  

[ah-bah] / ɑˈbɑ /

noun

1. a town in SE Nigeria.

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ABA ³ American  

Or A.B.A.

1. Amateur Boxing Association.

2. American Badminton Association.

3. American Bankers Association.

4. American Bar Association.

5. American Basketball Association.

6. American Book Award.

7. American Booksellers Association.

8. Associate in Business Administration.

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ABA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Amateur Boxing Association

2. American Booksellers Association

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aba ² British  

/ ˈæbə /

noun

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

2. a sleeveless outer garment of such cloth

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Etymology

Origin of aba

from Arabic

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

aba Aba ABA

Recent years have brought questions about the aba model.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the majority of U.S. programs for autistic children are based on aba techniques, dir has made inroads, and many programs now mix elements of both.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wrapped in a black aba and white head scarf, she stood there weeping while he kissed several members.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Tristram Smith of the University of Rochester: "Anything outside aba is basically experimental at this point."

From Time Magazine Archive

I can’t see my father, and I’m trying to cry out, Where is aba, where is my father?

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Uche Okeke memorializes the Aba Women’s War of 1929, one of the first major anticolonial uprisings in Nigeria, with a throng of seething figures, their strength and determination reflected in vigorous brushstrokes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

This is particularly important for the varied menus at Aba and Ema, which Jacobson describes broadly as having a Mediterranean influence, featuring flavors from Israel, as well as Italy, Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Morocco.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023

Both mines are located at Aba, a Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in northwestern Sichuan.

From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023

At Aba in Bal Harbour, the laid-back Middle Eastern mini chain from the Chicago-based hospitality group Lettuce Entertain You, where cold meze and kebabs dominate the menu, there are little wooden stools for bags.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

He was waiting at Aba the potter’s late that afternoon when Heqet came running down the dusty street.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

They focus on applied behavior analysis, or ABA, a type of therapy that is supposed to help autistic people manage behavior and develop daily living and social skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

More widespread harm occurs when payers, professionals and policymakers falsely equate autism therapeutic services with just one approach, ABA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Publix Super Markets, a major grocer in the southern U.S., sued ABA Centers, a large provider operating about 50 centers in 15 states, last year in federal court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

ABA Centers also sued Publix, accusing the grocer of failing to pay for care its health-plan administrators had authorized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Songs in which the first section returns again at the end are known as ternary, three-part or ABA.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin