Pa

¹

abbreviation

Physics.

1. pascal; pascals.

Pa

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. protactinium.

pa

³

[pah, paw]

noun

Informal.

1. father.

PA

⁴

abbreviation

1. Palestinian Authority.

2. Parents' Association.

3. paying agent.

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

5. physician's assistant.

6. press agent.

7. public-address system.

Pa.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania.

p.a.

⁶

abbreviation

1. participial adjective.

2. per annum.

3. press agent.

P.A.

⁷

abbreviation

1. Parents' Association.

2. Insurance.,  particular average.

3. passenger agent.

4. post adjutant.

5. power of attorney.

6. press agent.

7. public-address system.

8. publicity agent.

9. purchasing agent.

PA

¹

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania

2. personal appearance

3. personal assistant

4. military Post Adjutant

5. power of attorney

6. press agent

7. Press Association

8. banking private account

9. public-address system

10. publicity agent

11. Publishers Association

12. purchasing agent

13. insurance particular average

14. (in New Zealand) probationary assistant

15. Panama (international car registration)

pa

²

/ pɑː /

noun

1. a Māori village or settlement

2. history a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop

3. to abandon city life in favour of rural life

Pa

³

symbol

1. protactinium

symbol

1. pascal

Pa.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania

pa

⁵

/ pɑː /

noun

1. an informal word for father

pa

⁶

abbreviation

1. Panama

p.a.

⁷

abbreviation

1. per annum

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pa¹

Short for papa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pa¹

Māori

Origin of Pa²

Latin: yearly

Example Sentences

Clients that wouldn’t have thought of manufacturing in the U.S. are now asking how to reshore the making of critical parts, says Jack Callender, president of Caltech Manufacturing in Bucks County, Pa.

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To understand just how remarkable Saturday’s game became, as it approached midnight in State College, Pa., you first have to understand just how dull it was just after kickoff some four hours earlier.

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Made by Japanese blind-box creator Dreams, Sonny Angels weren’t available in Weibel’s rural hometown of Green Lane, Pa. He got his hands on one while visiting a relative in Austin, Texas.

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I took it to a huge Chrysler show in Carlisle, Pa. It won an award there; then I took it to an invite-only car show in Chicago, and it won an award there.

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Whizzing past in just 27 minutes, it's nonetheless a signpost that Pa Salieu is back on track.

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