disa

¹ American  

[dee-suh, dahy-] / ˈdi sə, ˈdaɪ- /

noun

1. any of several plants of the genus Disa in the orchid family, primarily found in Africa and Madagascar and having tuberous roots and usually white, purple, or red flowers.

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DISA ² American  

abbreviation

1. Defense Information Systems Agency: an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense providing information technology support to the U.S. military: formerly the Defense Communications Agency (DCA).

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Etymology

Origin of disa

First recorded in 1810–20; from New Latin, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

“No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night.”

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It is quite possible that the number of disa might have been altered from 8 to 10 when the formerly existing Virgo-Scorpio was split up into three separate signs.

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Of course there was plenty of room to hate others, but Reagan was so easy to hate, so easy to blame, and rarely was there any disa- greement.

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