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awa
1[ uh-waw, uh-wah ]
awa
2[ ah-vuh ]
noun
- another word for milkfish.
awa'
1/ əˈwɔː /
adverb
- away; departed; onward
AWA
2abbreviation for
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd
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Example Sentences
He didna stay very lang, and gaed awa' saying he'd come back again.
I sat up till after midnight aye expectin' you'd be in, sae I gaed awa' to my bed to lie wauken till you should come in.
Jenny's awa' owre to Rundell Hoose, an' we'll no' ken onything till she comes back.
Mysie gane, an' guid kens where she is, an' John ta'en awa' jist when oor battle was beginnin' to get easier.
Sometimes I rest 'em in the teabox to keep 'em awa' frae the bairns, but I canna find 'em theer.
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