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awa

1

[uh-waw, uh-wah]

adverb

Scot.

  1. away.

awa

2

[ah-vuh]

noun

Hawaii.

plural

awa, awas 

  1. another word for milkfish.

AWA

1

abbreviation

  1. Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

awa'

2

/ əˈwɔː /

adverb

  1. away; departed; onward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of awa1

First recorded in 1810–20

Origin of awa2

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian; compare Fijian yawa, Tahitian ava

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