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  • Sa
    Sa
    samarium.
  • SA
    SA
    abbreviation
    seaman apprentice.
  • S/A
    S/A
    survivorship agreement.
  • s.a.
    s.a.
    abbreviation
    without year or date.
  • S.A.
    S.A.
    abbreviation
    (used in French and Spanish as an abbreviation forcorporation. )
  • sa
    sa
    abbreviation
    Saudi Arabia

Sa

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. samarium.


SA 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. seaman apprentice.


S/A 3 American  
  1. Banking. survivorship agreement.


s.a. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. without year or date.


s.a. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. semiannual.

  2. sex appeal.

  3. subject to approval.


S.A. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. (used in French and Spanish as an abbreviation forcorporation. )


S.A. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. Salvation Army.

  2. seaman apprentice.

  3. South Africa.

  4. South America.

  5. South Australia.


SA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Salvation Army

  2. Sociedad Anónima

  3. Société anonyme

  4. South Africa

  5. South America

  6. South Australia

  7. Sturmabteilung: the Nazi terrorist militia, organized around 1924

  8. Saudi Arabia (international car registration)

"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

s.a. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. semiannual

  2. sex appeal

  3. sine anno

"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

Sa 3 British  

symbol

  1. samarium

"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

sa 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Saudi Arabia

"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

Etymology

Origin of s.a.4

From Latin sine annō

Origin of S.A.6

< French société anonyme or Spanish sociedad anónima

Example Sentences

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"He should still be welcomed with a huge ovation and real gratitude from all of us. Of course, departures are always complicated," Sa Pinto said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa is also on Forest's radar after John Victor, who has been sharing duties with Matz Sels, was ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Never-campers might opt for Sediba Sa Rona, which opens the same month with stilted suites overlooking the Khwai River.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

But Fernandes de Sa said this was mostly extraction, and none of these companies were developing more sophisticated downstream operations in Brazil, such as mineral separation or magnet manufacturing.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Sa planche de salut! they teased—his long plank to salvation—a slang expression meaning your last hope.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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