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  • O.S.A.
    O.S.A.
    abbreviation
    Order of St. Augustine (Augustinian).
  • OSA
    OSA
    abbreviation
    Order of Saint Augustine

O.S.A.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Order of St. Augustine (Augustinian).


OSA British  

abbreviation

  1. Order of Saint Augustine

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Fray Antonio Piernavieja, O.S.A., was a parish curate in the province of Bulacan when this work was written.

From The Social Cancer by Charles E. Derbyshire

Juan Ramirez, O.S.A., and others; September 9, 10, 1637.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Emma Helen Blair

The Historia of Fray Juan de Medina, O.S.A., was written in 1630, but printed at Manila in 1893.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by James Alexander Robertson

Translations: The first document is translated by Rev. T. C. Middleton, O.S.A.; the third and sixth, by James A. Robertson; the remainder, by Robert W. Haight.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

Juan Ramirez, O.S.A., and others; Manila, September 9, 10, 1637.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Emma Helen Blair

A government spokesperson said it was "always clear" the OSA wasn't the end of the conversation.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

The Wikimedia Foundation stresses it is not trying to challenge the OSA in general, or the idea that there should be Category 1 services subject to additional duties.

From BBC May 8, 2025

A bolstered OSA must have harm reduction at its core.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2025

He said Ofcom would "take action" if firms didn't comply with the OSA, pointing out that the legislation allowed for companies to be fined 10% of their global revenue.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2024

The OSA demands tech firms take more responsibility for the content on their platforms to protect children from some legal but harmful material.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2024

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