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PLA^¹

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Port of London Authority
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of People's Liberation Army Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA.
The national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
abbreviation, clipping Clipping of PLAGF, the national army of the People's Republic of China.
abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”).
historical NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY.
abbreviation, initialism, slang Initialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
UK, abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of ProLife Alliance

noun PLAs

abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of programmable logic array
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of polylactic acid 2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1).
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”).
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of principle of least astonishment
abbreviation Abbreviation of payload attach(ment)/adapt[or/er]
Similar: payload attach, payload attachment, payload adaptor, payload adapter

Pla^²

proper noun Plas

A surname.

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Closest in meaning: prs, lte, fps, dmm, sfp, cmc, ems, troops, army, military, forces, troop, lifeguard, spla, garrison, defense

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@misc{pla_2026,
  title = {PLA},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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