Synonyms

IPA

American

Or I.P.A.

abbreviation

India pale ale.
International Phonetic Alphabet.
International Phonetic Association.
International Press Association.

IPA British

abbreviation

International Phonetic Alphabet

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While the neighborhood used to be renowned for flannel-clad IPA connoisseurs and a thriving indie art scene, the 2010s-era hipsters who sparked the Hasidim vs.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

If you meet a friend for an overpriced matcha instead of an overpriced IPA, are you less social?

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Among patients with colorectal cancer, those with higher levels of IPA in the bloodstream after chemotherapy showed lower monocyte levels.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026

Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

"A Sechuana Reader" was co-authored with Jones, using the IPA for Tswana orthography.

From Native Life in South Africa by Sol (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje

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