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• WA
  WA

  abbreviation

  Washington (approved especially for use with zip code).
• wa'
  wa'

  noun

  wall.
• W.A.
  W.A.

  abbreviation

  West Africa.

WA

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Washington (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. Banking. withholding agent.

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wa' ² American  

[waw, wah] / wɔ, wɑ /

noun

Scot.

1. wall.

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W.A. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. West Africa.

2. Western Australia.

3. Marine Insurance. with average.

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WA British  

abbreviation

1. Washington (state)

2. Western Australia

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Example Sentences

“I used to ta- ta- ta- talk — talk like that wh- wh- wh- when I w- wa- was a kid,” he told one audience.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Next day, there was a great barbecue; 13,000 pounds of beef, 3,000 pounds of mutton and 14,000 wa- termelons�for 50,000 people at the farm of Dr. Arthur W. Nelson, Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the steppings are taken, the knees are stretched gradually until reaching erect position. 2nd Line;— To fetch a pail of wa- ter; Inter.;—

From Dramatized Rhythm Plays Mother Goose and Traditional by Richards, John N.