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    apa
    noun
    a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
  • Apa
    Apa
    noun
    a river in central South America that flows W along the E Paraguay-SW Brazil border to the Paraguay River. about 125 miles (200 km) long.
  • APA
    APA
    American Psychiatric Association.
  • A.P.A.
    A.P.A.
    abbreviation
    American Philological Association.

apa

1 American  
[uh-pah] / əˈpɑ /

noun

  1. a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.


Apa 2 American  
[ah-pah] / ˈɑ pɑ /

noun

  1. a river in central South America that flows W along the E Paraguay-SW Brazil border to the Paraguay River. about 125 miles (200 km) long.


APA 3 American  
  1. American Psychiatric Association.

  2. American Psychological Association.


A.P.A. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. American Philological Association.

  2. American Protective Association.

  3. American Protestant Association.

  4. American Psychiatric Association.

  5. American Psychological Association.

  6. Associate in Public Administration.


Etymology

Origin of apa

From Tupi

Example Sentences

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Austria’s apa news agency on Tuesday cited Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Guschelbauer as saying 29-year-old Max Zirngast was released from the high-security Sincan 2 prison near Ankara.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2018

The apa insisted on an exhaustive biological inventory.

From Time Magazine Archive

Does it mean we are going to see Gomo like when we went to see your uhmma and apa?

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Wisilacha, from acha or aha, river, and is the same as the Wisilaffa or Wislauf, from afa or apa, river.

From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert

As separate utterances in comfortable mood, besides örrö came apa, ga au-ă, acha.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

He bears a very strong resemblance to KJ Apa, the New Zealand-born actor best-known for his starring role in huge Netflix series Riverdale.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Underneath Mr Fantasy's black, shoulder-length wig - a hairstyle that's been compared to Shrek character Lord Farquaad - it's hard to deny he and Apa share a few traits.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Apa acquits himself quite well as Wes, displaying a tough exterior getting into verbal and physical fights, but also his sensitive side as he comes to realize who and what he cares about.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2024

About 90% of people with addiction never seek treatment mainly due to fear of judgment and shame, according to James Apa, communications director at Public Health — Seattle & King County.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2023

Apa kneels and soaps the last two tires on the station wagon.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

He points to the potential for APA to expand its footprint in Australia’s Beetaloo basin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Citi starts coverage of APA with a buy call and A$11.10/share price target.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

APA was one of the biggest decliners in the benchmark index, down 11%.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

A few of the non-tech names that have more than doubled include gold miner Newmont, oil exploration firm APA, and Dow component Caterpillar.

From Barron's Apr. 6, 2026

An elderly man who has no children receives the title LINGO, and a woman, the title APA prefixed to his or her former name.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

The following year, the A.P.A. announced that it would reverse its nearly century-old position, declaring that homosexuality was not a mental disorder.

From New York Times May 2, 2022

Lynn Bufka, the senior director for practice transformation and quality at the American Psychological Association, or A.P.A., said the research on text-based therapy has been based on surveys of whether people find it satisfactory.

From New York Times Aug. 7, 2020

In December, 1973, the A.P.A. removed homosexuality from the DSM.

From The New Yorker May 20, 2019

In March, the Washington, D.C., branch of the A.P.A. convened a meeting of its members to debate the rule.

From The New Yorker May 15, 2017

In the rule given by the A.P.A. for the substitution of ed for t, lasht and imprest are given as examples.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various

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