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• Ca
  Ca

  calcium.
• CA
  CA

  abbreviation

  California (approved especially for use with zip code).
• ca'
  ca'

  verb (used with or without object)

  to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
• ca-
  ca-

  variant of ker-.
• ca.
  ca.

  abbreviation

  cathode.
• C/A
  C/A

  capital account.
• C.A.
  C.A.

  abbreviation

  Central America.
• ca
  ca

  abbreviation

  Canada

Ca

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. calcium.

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CA ² American  

abbreviation

1. California (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. chronological age.

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ca' ³ American  

[kah, kaw] / kɑ, kɔ /

verb (used with or without object)

Scot.

1. to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.

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ca- ⁴ American  

1. variant of ker-.

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ca. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. cathode.

2. centiare.

3. Also ca (with a year) about.

   ca. 476 b.c.

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C/A ⁶ American  

Or c/a

1. capital account.

2. cash account.

3. credit account.

4. current account.

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C.A. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. Central America.

2. chartered accountant.

3. Accounting. chief accountant.

4. Coast Artillery.

5. commercial agent.

6. consular agent.

7. controller of accounts.

8. current assets.

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CA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. California

2. Central America

3. chartered accountant

4. chief accountant

5. consular agent

6. (in Britain) Consumers' Association

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C/A ² British  

abbreviation

1. capital account

2. credit account

3. current account

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Ca ³ British  

symbol

1. calcium

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ca ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Canada

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ca. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. circa

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Etymology

Origin of ca'³

Variant of call

Origin of ca.⁵

ca. ( def. 3 ) < Latin circā

Example Sentences

Says, "who has done you the wrong, fair maid, And left you here alane; Or who has kiss'd your lovely lips,15 That ye ca' Hazelgreen?"

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

And whan ye come to Benachie, Ye'll neither chap nor ca'; Sae well's ye'll ken auld Johnny there,55 Three feet abeen them a'.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

Miss Stuart, this is my boy—my wean I used to ca' him—Maister Weelum, or raither, as I should say, Maister Russell.

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing

"What wad you ca' it?" replied Cubby, grinnin.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander

Cann′iness.—To ca' canny, to go or act cautiously.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various