ava

or a·va'

[ uh-vah, uh-vaw ]

/ əˈvɑ, əˈvɔ /

adverb Scot.

of all; at all.

Nearby words

Ava

[ ey-vuh ]

/ ˈeɪ və /

noun

a female given name.

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Examples from the Web for ava

Ava DuVernay, as New York magazine notes, has now joined their ranks.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Too bad director Ava DuVernay gets the history wrong in Selma.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For Ava, serving as a model fulfills a larger artistic goal.
Naked on a New York Street—for Art|Emily Shire|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was also the first time for Ava, a 45-year-old German photographer.
Naked on a New York Street—for Art|Emily Shire|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An AVA is decided, incredibly, not by wine connoisseurs but by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For similar reasons I have only drawn up this account to the period of my reaching Ava.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Such a scene the missionaires witnessed soon after their arrival at Ava.
Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons|Arabella W. Stuart
But now the king lives in another city, and the glory of Ava has passed away.
Far Off|Favell Lee Mortimer
After his death, the prisoners were released from the prison, and conducted to Ava.
Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons|Arabella W. Stuart
All the country from Rangoon to Ava was under British control.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for ava

ava

/ (əˈvɔː) /

adverb

Scot at all

Word Origin for ava

Scot form of of all

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