da

¹

Or Da

[duh, dah, duh, dah]

preposition

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

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

DA

²

[dee-ey]

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.

da

³

[dah]

adverb

Russian.

1. yes.

DA

⁴

1. Department of Agriculture.

2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

da.

⁵

abbreviation

1. daughter.

2. day; days.

DA.

⁶

abbreviation

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

D/A

⁷

1. (sometimes lowercase),  days after acceptance.

2. deposit account.

3. documents against acceptance.

4. documents for acceptance.

D.A.

⁸

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.

DA

¹

abbreviation

1. (in the US) District Attorney

2. Diploma of Art

3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

D/A

²

abbreviation

1. deposit account

2. commerce documents against acceptance

Word History and Origins

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 da²

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

He was removed from the school's roll in June 2024, a month before the then 17-year-old murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine; Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven; and six-year-old Bebe King.

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He also inked a trade and minerals deal with Malaysia, and moved to mend fences with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after months of bad blood.

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The vault is home to 90% of France's gold reserves, as well as the notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci and other national treasures.

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Ahead of a documentary on S4C on Sunday, Mari, who appears on shows such as Heno and Prynhawn Da, called her journey a "battle".

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“So after the first half, he came in after the third quarter and I saw in his eyes that he was locked in. So I was like, ‘C’mon, DA, let’s go.’

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