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PTA

1 American  
Or P.T.A.

Pta. 2 American  

abbreviation

  • Ptas
    plural
  1. peseta.


PTA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Parent-Teacher Association

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pta 2 British  

symbol

  1. peseta

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He may soon be reduced to appearing before middle school PTA meetings across the South, but he’ll still be on TV.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The calculations also support an earlier finding that binaries with total black hole masses roughly above 109 solar masses dominate the predicted PTA signal.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

She laughs off critics who post pictures of her with devil horns, saying she’s really just a PTA mom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

So it’s like the best of both worlds because I have PTA and then I have culinary school who’s teaching me how to be the best leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

“Students who are performing this evening, please be back at five thirty. The play will begin at six sharp. Parents and family, I hope you’ll stay for the PTA meeting that will follow.”

From "George" by Alex Gino

It is the parental contributions to the local pta that allow for the improvement of the technical aspects of the public schools.

From Time Magazine Archive

With her tousled but well-scrubbed blondness, she looks as if she would be at ease in a law office or a pta car pool.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pta president noted that some parents objected to turning over funds to poorer schools downtown.

From Time Magazine Archive

One hundred percent of the children's parents are in the pta, which runs 22 committees.

From Time Magazine Archive

Words too hard are given back with tapĕta, pĕta, pta, ptö-ptö or rateratetat.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer

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