ava
or a·va'
[uh-vah, uh-vaw]
- of all; at all.
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Ava
[ey-vuh]
- a female given name.
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Examples from the Web for ava
Contemporary Examples
Ava DuVernay, as New York magazine notes, has now joined their ranks.
Too bad director Ava DuVernay gets the history wrong in Selma.
For Ava, serving as a model fulfills a larger artistic goal.
It was also the first time for Ava, a 45-year-old German photographer.
An AVA is decided, incredibly, not by wine connoisseurs but by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Historical Examples
Such were the exclamations constantly heard in the streets of Ava.
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
And who so likely to be spies, as the Englishmen residing at Ava?
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
At this time, I had no idea that we should ever be released from Ava.
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
They made an intoxicating beverage from a plant they called Ava.
Captain CookW.H.G. Kingston
Ava, the capital, where the king lives, is situated in the interior.
The Three CommandersW.H.G. Kingston
ava
- Scot at all
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Word Origin
Scot form of of all
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