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WA¹

  • /ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ/ Australia

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Western Australia: a state of Australia.
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of World Athletics

noun WAs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of wing attack

wa²

noun

  1. A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.

wa³

Where it comes from

From Thai วา (waa).

noun wa

  1. A Thai unit of length, traditionally comparable to a fathom, and now officially equal to two metres.

wa⁴

Where it comes from

From Japanese 和 (wa).

noun

  1. uncountable In Japanese society, the favouring of a harmonious community over one's personal interests.

wa⁵

interjection

  1. alternative Alternative form of waa "The best thing to happen to Dannii's career was that my mother hated her," tweeted Kelly. "[…] Dannii you are so lucky that I respect Simon enough to not tell the truth about what really happened. wa wa wa you poor middle aged victum [sic]."

Wa⁶

Where it comes from

From Burmese ဝ (wa.), in turn from Parauk Va (佤).

noun

  1. plural, plural only An ethnic group in Myanmar and China.

Wa⁷

Where it comes from

From Japanese 倭. See Etymology 2 for more information.

noun

  1. historical, plural, plural only The ancient peoples of Japan (from a Chinese perspective).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pls, heh, layla, tha, harmony, peace, unity, concord, balance, tranquility, amity, accord, serenity, cooperation, calmness, cohesion

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noun Translations

中文佤族 Wǎzú, 佤 wǎ

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@misc{wa_2026,
  title = {wa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}