VAD

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VAD¹

noun VADs

  1. abbreviation, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Voluntary Aid Detachment: a women′s first-aid organisation active during World War I and World War II, or a member of this detachment. A young girl in V.A.D. uniform ran lightly across the lawn.
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of ventricular assist device
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of voluntary assisted dying

Vad²

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From Romanian Vad.

proper noun

  1. A village in Șercaia, Brașov County, Romania.
  2. A commune of Cluj County, Romania.
  3. A village in Vad, Cluj County, Romania.
  4. A village in Copalnic-Mănăștur, Maramureș County, Romania.
  5. A village in Dragomirești, Neamț County, Romania.

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@misc{vad_2026,
  title = {VAD},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}