VA

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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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Words nearby VA

V-1, V-2, V-4, V-6, V-8, VA, vaad, Vaal, Vaasa, vac, vacancy

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

I live far away [at the top of a long driveway, in rural Leesburg, Va., 40 miles outside of Washington].
Sharyl Attkisson: ‘I Don’t Care What People Think’ About My Reporting|Lloyd Grove|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He could have used a ride to a VA facility for health care, he said.
Wounded Warrior Project Under Fire|Tim Mak|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brilliantly, the VA hangs the original alongside the retouched version.
How Horst Captured Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and Vivien Leigh—and Changed Fashion Photography|Patrick Strudwick|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or—the VA crisis, the border crisis, the Middle East crisis, the wage-and-inequality crisis, et cetera—about much of anything.
The GOP’s 20-Year War on Health Care|Michael Tomasky|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And it means the VA scandal that already took down its secretary is still growing.
57,000 Vets Still Waiting for VA Care|Jacob Siegel|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suppose you wish to find out what words will translate the date of the settlement of Jamestown, Va., 1607.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
He lost his life by accidently falling into Blackrock creek, near Lynchburg, Va., while on a geological excursion.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Somewhat on the model of the French va-et-vient is the word li mounto-davalo, the ups and downs.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Napoleon hummed the well-known air, "Marlbrook s'en va la guerre," when he crossed the Niemen to commence the Moscow campaign.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
A-my thought there was no place like Grand-ma's for her sum-mer va-ca-tion.
Pages for Laughing Eyes|Unknown

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