awa
adverb
away.
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awa
1 American
[uh-waw, uh-wah]
/ əˈwɔ, əˈwɑ /
adverb
Scot.
awa
2
American
[ah-vuh]
/ ˈɑ və /
noun
Hawaii.
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awa,
plural
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awas
plural
AWA
1
British
abbreviation
awa'
2
British
/ əˈwɔː /
adverb
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
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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“Over the years, our awa, she’s been sick,” Marshall says.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
Whanganui Māori have a saying: Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au: I am the river, and the river is me.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
Marshall was elated when the river, or awa, was recognized.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
We have a saying: “Kenesgangqan awa stuululuimauq” — When the tide is out, the table is set.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
A smile frae me ye'se never win;25 I'll ne'er look kind on thee; Ye've stown me awa frae a' my kin, Frae a' that's dear to me.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Dundee also won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, a major professional wrestling title during the 1970s and 1980s, nine times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
AWA will reject the failed approach that asks workers to pay for their own training and hope to be rewarded with a job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The AWA is a commercial operation and relies on technology provided by Norwegian data preservation company, Piql, which Mr Bjerkestrand also heads.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
The payment in yesterday’s agreement includes a $22 million criminal fine: Half of it is for the misdemeanor of conspiring to violate the AWA by neglecting the humane care and medical treatment of the beagles.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2024
The AWA requires at least one member be a veterinarian and one member be unaffiliated with the research organization.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
We're puttin' on a wee drap o' music an' drama, ye ken," explained a kilted Scot, "but yer no' gettin' awa' wi' it all as a gift .
From Time Magazine Archive
"Rise up, rise up, my seven bold sons,5 And put on your armour so bright, And take better care of your youngest sister, For your eldest's awa' the last night."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
“Let us hide it awa’ in under this bush o’ whins,—out o’ sight of the poor woeful mother of it.
From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Gordon Stables
"The hawk is mine, and it may be thine,45 To hawk whan ye hawk in hie—— * * * * * * * "But awa', awa', my bald brethren!
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
"Because thae things brought gay gallants about the house when master was awa' in Angus, whaur he had a property near Gaigie; but he was nane, I think, o' the four Guthries."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton
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