da
1or Da
[ duh; Italian dah; Portuguese duh, dah ]
/ də; Italian dɑ; Portuguese də, dɑ /
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preposition
from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
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Origin of da
1<Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, Ä? from; <Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (<Latin dÄ“) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)
Words nearby da
Czerny, Czerny-Lembert suture, Czerny suture, Częstochowa, 'd, da, dab, dabba, dabber, dabbing, dabble
Definition for da (2 of 8)
Definition for da (3 of 8)
DA1
[ dee-ey ]
/ Ë?diË?eɪ /
noun, plural DAs, DA's.
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
Origin of DA
1A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass
Definition for da (4 of 8)
DA2
Department of Agriculture.
Dictionary of Americanisms.
Definition for da (5 of 8)
da.
abbreviation
daughter.
day; days.
Definition for da (6 of 8)
DA.
abbreviation
(in Algeria) dinar; dinars.
Definition for da (7 of 8)
D/A
(sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.
deposit account.
documents against acceptance.
documents for acceptance.
Definition for da (8 of 8)
D.A.
abbreviation
delayed action.
direct action.
District Attorney.
documents against acceptance.
documents for acceptance.
doesn't answer; don't answer.
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British Dictionary definitions for da (1 of 2)
DA
abbreviation for
(in the US) District Attorney
Diploma of Art
duck's arse (hairstyle)
British Dictionary definitions for da (2 of 2)
D/A
d.a.
abbreviation for
deposit account
commerce documents against acceptance
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Medical definitions for da
DA
abbr.
developmental age
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