MLA
Modern Language Association.
MLA
1 American
M.L.A.
2
American
abbreviation
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Master of Landscape Architecture.
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Modern Language Association.
MLA
British
abbreviation
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Member of the Legislative Assembly (of Northern Ireland)
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Modern Language Association (of America)
Example Sentences
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Beattie said he had a long-standing relationship with Burrows and had persuaded him to join the party before he was selected to replace Colin Crawford as the MLA for North Antrim.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
DUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Deborah Erskine said the delays "have an impact upon motorists".
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn appealed for anyone with information to come forward to police.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
In a social media post, Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson said the posters had been placed "at places along the shore line of Belfast Lough between Whiteabbey and Whitehead".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The day after Christmas she left Pemberton Road, with the excuse to his mother and Sonia that a last-minute interview had fallen into place at the MLA.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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