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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

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WA wa' W.A.

On a recent visit to WA, he counted 30 to 40 active mice burrows when he walked a 100m distance of a one-metre wide strip.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

It originated from what scientists consider Australia's first 'Great Barrier Reef,' a Devonian era reef system located in the Kimberley region of northern WA.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

The biggest power plant in Texas, WA Parish near Thompsons, Texas, emitted 49% more sulfur dioxide last year, or 36,000 tons—more than all but six states that year, according to NRDC’s analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Donations to Beauty of Bronze can be made online or by check payable to Community Foundation of North Central Washington, Beauty of Bronze at 9 South Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

Right on that ground, at the cross between East Morris Road and WA 27.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

At long last, it is the turn of the Paralympics to bid 'konnichi wa' to Tokyo.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2021

In the second verse he says: O gin my love were yon red rose if That grows upon the castle wa’; And I mysel’ a drop o’ dew, Into her bonie breast to fa’!

From The Real Robert Burns by J. L. Hughes

She lean'd her back against the wa'; Strong travel came her on;110 And e'en amang the great horse feet Burd Ellen brought forth her son.

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

Howsomever, let that flee stick to the wa' for the present.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various

But since the wa', it's all turned out to bushes and briers and hog-weeds.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 by Various

THOMPSONS, Texas—One of the fastest-growing counties in the nation is also home to one of its biggest coal-fired power plants: the W.A.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“The church will continue to offer full transparency and cooperation with W.A. Police,” Bishop Michael Morrissey, who replaced Saunders in the Broome Diocese in 2021, said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

To say that Will was “wealthy” is a bit of an understatement: He was the son of Sen. W.A.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2021

That left just two leases: held by Solenex and by oil driller W.A.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2019

To the W.A. man he said, "Are you 28th?"

From The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula by Herbert Brayley Collett