apa
noun
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
apa
1 American
[uh-pah]
/ əˈpɑ /
noun
Apa
2
American
[ah-pah]
/ ˈɑ pɑ /
noun
APA
3
American
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American Psychiatric Association.
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American Psychological Association.
A.P.A.
4
American
abbreviation
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American Philological Association.
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American Protective Association.
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American Protestant Association.
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American Psychiatric Association.
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American Psychological Association.
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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
Why is the Wallachian word for water Sanscrit? for what is the difference between apa and ap?
From Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by George Henry Borrow
Finally, I may add that the prefix apa, in the present tense of the verb = cut, is, perhaps, the same affix eipa in the present tense of the Kowrarega verbs.
According to Deadline, Fineman is in talks to join Colin Woodell, KJ Apa and Diane Guerrero in “Myron Bolitar,” a Netflix sports drama series based on Harlan Coben’s books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Eisenstadt public prosecutor's office has also launched an investigation into intentional endangerment of the public, Apa reported.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Apa, who produced the film, is Wes Neal, a young man in the military who is first seen drag racing a motorcycle.
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 gives her the blanket with the worm.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
Others, including Devon Energy and APA, curtailed output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He points to the potential for APA to expand its footprint in Australia’s Beetaloo basin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Oil stocks like APA Corp. and Marathon Petroleum were top S&P 500 performers in March, while old-school tech firms Dell and HPE rose about 10%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
So it should come as no surprise that APA Corp.,
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 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 Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
The reality was that there were plenty of gay people in the A.P.A., psychiatry’s most influential professional body, the masked doctor explained.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
“These negative lessons are not just affecting American Indian students,” wrote Ronald F. Levant, former president of the A.P.A.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
But, in 1972, the annual A.P.A. meeting featured a panel discussion titled “Psychiatry: Friend or Foe to Homosexuals?”
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
According to the A.P.A. poll, stress was highest among those Americans who use social media.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
That is why I am the uncompromising enemy of the A.P.A.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by William Cowper Brann
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