da

¹ American  

[duh, dah, duh, dah] / də, dɑ, də, dɑ /

Or Da

preposition

1. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

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da ² American  

[dah] / dɑ /

adverb

Russian.

1. yes.

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DA ³ American  

[dee-ey] / ˈdiˈeɪ /

noun

plural

DAs, DA's

1. a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

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DA ⁴ American  

1. Department of Agriculture.

2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

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da. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. daughter.

2. day; days.

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DA. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

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D/A ⁷ American  

1. (sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.

2. deposit account.

3. documents against acceptance.

4. documents for acceptance.

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D.A. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. delayed action.

2. direct action.

3. District Attorney.

4. documents against acceptance.

5. documents for acceptance.

6. doesn't answer; don't answer.

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DA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in the US) District Attorney

2. Diploma of Art

3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

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D/A ² British  

abbreviation

1. deposit account

2. commerce documents against acceptance

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Etymology

Origin of da¹

< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē ) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)

Origin of DA³

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

“From an economic point of view, for every EU country, the best possible decision is get rid of fossil fuels, electrify, buy more heat pumps, buy more renewables,” Oliveira da Silva said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday championed trade multilateralism, saying Brazil seeks commercial ties "without preference" with partners from China and the United States to Russia and France.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Then I discovered the da Vinci rhythm, which is to sleep for 15 minutes every few hours, but once I had an office job, I couldn’t just suddenly lie down at work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The research was carried out during the doctoral work of Natara Dias Gomes da Silva at FOB-USP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“My da will be back. He’ll give it to you. I know he will.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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