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abbreviation

Veterans Administration.

Virginia (approved especially for use with zip code).

Electricity. volt-ampere; volt-amperes.Also va

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Other definitions for VA (2 of 4)

v.a.

abbreviation

verb active.

verbal adjective.

Other definitions for VA (3 of 4)

Va.

abbreviation

Virginia.

Other definitions for VA (4 of 4)

V.A.

abbreviation

Veterans Administration.

Vicar Apostolic.

Vice-Admiral.

(Order of) Victoria and Albert.

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How to use VA in a sentence

ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future|Jonah Edelman|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.
Renée Zellweger Got a New Face—and Everyone Had An Opinion About It|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
U was an Usurer, a miserable elf; V was a Vintner, who drank all himself.
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He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Urinary sediments may be studied under three heads: A. Unorganized sediments.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for VA (1 of 4)

the internet domain name for

Holy See (Vatican State)

British Dictionary definitions for VA (2 of 4)

abbreviation for

(in the US) Veterans' Administration

Vicar Apostolic

Vice Admiral

(Order of) Victoria and Albert

Virginia

volt-ampere

British Dictionary definitions for VA (3 of 4)

v.a.

abbreviation for

verb active

British Dictionary definitions for VA (4 of 4)

Va.

abbreviation for

Virginia

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Medical definitions for VA (1 of 2)

abbr.

viral antigen

Medical definitions for VA (2 of 2)

V-A

abbr.

ventriculoatrial