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  ja

  adverb

  yes.
• JA
  JA

  joint account.
• Ja.
  Ja.

  abbreviation

  January.

ja

¹ American  

[yah] / jɑ /

adverb

German.

1. yes.

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JA ² American  

Or J.A.

1. joint account.

2. Joint Agent.

3. Judge Advocate.

4. Junior Achievement.

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Ja. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. January.

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JA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Also: J/A. banking joint account

2. Judge Advocate

3. Jamaica (international car registration)

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ja ² British  

/ jɑː /

1. yes

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Etymology

Origin of ja

from Afrikaans

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Example Sentences

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Sometimes when I’m travelling I can’t seem to get out the right word for “yes” in the country I’m in and I cycle through the whole litany: ja, oui, sì, nai, yes.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019

Do you ask your friends "are you going to Gamescom?" only for five children to pipe up with a querying "ja?"

From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2016

“We have a gold mine right here,” said Bryan George, who owns Vu ja de Vineyards in Roane County.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2014

But, ja, German is a plus on this year's American World Cup team.

From US News ● Jun. 14, 2014

“Let’s be fair, ja? All we want is a bit more scrub,” Geels said, tapping the mirrored buttons of his lime-green waistcoat.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The analyst reduces his module shipment estimates for both producers and cuts his 2028-2030 net profit projections by 12%-13% for LONGi and by 18%-33% for JA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

JA: We have anecdotal evidence or bursts of data that suggest that jails were harsh places back then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

"The director brought me to that place again with the film," Páez says of watching the film, directed by JA Bayona, for the first time.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

Tedder won 39% in the primary, while state Rep. JA Moore received 15%..

From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

And I am, Sir, Your inexpressibly afflicted cousin and servant, JA.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 by Samuel Richardson

Anent his being Earle of Bothwel Buchanan causes some doubt, because in K. Ja. the 3ds dayes, at pag.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

K. Ja. gave order to cut it doune.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

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