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apa¹

Where it comes from

From Coptic ⲁⲡⲁ (apa).

noun apas

  1. A title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church.

APA²

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of American pale ale
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of American Plywood Association
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of American Psychiatric Association
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of American Psychological Association He concluded by firing at the APA for "going downhill for some time." On April 22, he wrote an article for Psychology Today that discussed APA guidelines and criticized the organization for compromising "both scientists and practitioners."
  5. abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of American Protective Association: an anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by American Protestants.
  6. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Americanist Phonetic Alphabet
  7. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Administrative Procedure Act The complaint asserts ultra vires, Tenth Amendment, and APA claims, all primarily based on the allegation that Defendants unlawfully called into federal service members of the California National Guard.

noun APAs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of asset purchase agreement
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of assistant prosecuting attorney
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of amateur press association
  4. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Asian or Pacific American

Apa³

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 阿壩 /阿坝 (Ābà) Wade–Giles romanization: A¹-pa⁴.

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Aba (Ngawa). In August 1935, the Red Army continued to march north in two columns — the right led by the Central Committee of the Party and Comrade Mao Tsetung; the left by Chu Teh, Chang Kuo-tao and Liu Po-cheng. However, when the left column reached Apa (now in the Apa Tibetan Autonomous Chou in Szechuan), Cha

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: father, papa, dad, daddy, authority, administration, aps, taxpayer, apt, ofa, aia, apartment, abs, oda, cdo, cra

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MLA

"apa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

apa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apa

Chicago

"apa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apa.

BibTeX
@misc{apa_2026,
  title = {apa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}