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
Example Sentences
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Marshall was elated when the river, or awa, was recognized.
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
“Over the years, our awa, she’s been sick,” Marshall says.
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
Lono-kai would not have any of these men, but went out early in the morning, took a cup of awa to the temple nearby and chanted his genealogical mele.
From Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian by W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt
AWA, we believe, is the start of a revolution our economy needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Hogan signed in late 1983, breaking his AWA contract and no-showing several dates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
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 AWA requires at least one member be a veterinarian and one member be unaffiliated with the research organization.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
The bill would make Virginia the first state able to punish research animal breeders for violations of the AWA, a federal law enforced by the U.S.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2022
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
“You were hardly awa’ ere he was here, and he said he’d come back the morn.”
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
"Gie corn to my horse, mother;5 And meat to my young man; And I'll awa' to Meggie's bower, I'll win ere she lie down."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
The wee bit lassie seemed to be dwining awa', and Sandy, puir fellow, was just at death's door.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull
“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
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