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  • Ga
    Ga
    noun
    a Kwa language of Ghana, spoken in Accra and vicinity.
  • GA
    GA
    abbreviation
    Gamblers Anonymous.
  • Ga.
    Ga.
    abbreviation
    Georgia.
  • G.A.
    G.A.
    abbreviation
    General Agent.
  • ga
    ga
    abbreviation
    Gabon

Ga

1 American  
[gah] / gɑ /

noun

  1. a Kwa language of Ghana, spoken in Accra and vicinity.


Ga 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. gallium.


GA 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Gamblers Anonymous.

  2. General American.

  3. general of the army.

  4. Georgia (approved especially for use with zip code).


Ga. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Georgia.


G.A. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. General Agent.

  2. General Assembly.

  3. Insurance. Also g.a., G/A general average.


GA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. General Assembly (of the United Nations)

  2. general average

  3. Georgia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ga 2 British  
/ ɡɑː /

noun

  1. a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in S Ghana

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ga 3 British  

symbol

  1. gallium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ga. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Georgia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ga 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Gabon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Indexed Universal Life policies are often sold as a ‘have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too’ solution: stock-market upside with downside protection and tax-free income,” said Mark Stancato, a certified financial planner with VIP Wealth Advisors in Decatur, Ga.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

John Krafcik, a former CEO of Hyundai Motor America, recalled an evening karaoke session in Seoul more than a decade ago, when Chung grabbed a mic and belted out Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

After that, he began regularly commuting from his family’s home in South Carolina to the nearest RC track in Savannah, Ga.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2025

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the makers of the popular Yakuza series and its Like a Dragon spin-offs, have put out a new game more or less every year since 2020.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2025

Amari surmised that women from many different tribes and countries were imprisoned here—Ibo, Ga, and Mandinka.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

Weekend 2 starts at $815 for general admission passes and GA with shuttle on the official Coachella resale site while VIP starts at $1,130.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

Yes, you can have a GA pass and walk right up to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

Prior to that, she reported on Hyundai’s first U.S. electric vehicle plant for the Current GA through the Dow Jones News Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

Around 5 million people worldwide live with GA, for which no treatment currently exists.

From Science Daily Oct. 20, 2025

Draw EA, CA, DA, and GA, for the ascending guiding lines.

From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by G. A. (George Adolphus) Storey

A baseball player since age 4, Lansdell was the first girl to pitch at the 7A level at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga., and led them to a regional title in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

“Cape Fear” filmed in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga. That’s a long trip back to Spain but manageable and certainly worthwhile, he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Kelly Renner, an adviser in Augusta, Ga., said the youngest client their firm has seen do a conversion was 22.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

“They make a great product,” Trump said during a speech on the economy in Rome, Ga., according to a transcript.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Ont. and N. Y. to Ga., west to Minn. and Kan. 3.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray

“And because I knew Bryce, because I knew Chip, because my son was thinking about being a G.A. here, I was definitely interested.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2024

German aluminium supplier Gerd Roeders, the owner of G.A.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2022

Presidents, premiers, monarchs and other dignitaries won’t have to show vaccination cards or other proof of inoculation — they’ll simply attest to it by swiping their ID badges at the assembly hall, G.A.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2021

Then he searched for just the right job, which turned out to be G.A.

From Washington Times Apr. 19, 2015

An East Karhidish tale, as told in Gorinhering by Tobord Chorhawa and recorded by G.A.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

"Nun cho ga is beautiful and one of the most incredible mummified ice age animals ever discovered in the world," said Yukon palaeontologist Grant Zazula.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2022

If you try the pad ga prao, make sure to get a little bit of each component of the dish in one bite.

From Seattle Times Feb. 24, 2022

Inspired by WoonHeng's mom's ga li chap choi, this brothy bowl is a perfect way to use up whatever vegetables are around.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2022

His mother’s ga quay, or roast chicken, wasn’t roasted at all, as most home cooks then didn’t have ovens.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2022

After a while Papa sang the first line of the Japanese national anthem, Kimi ga yo.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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