This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
pa
[ pah, paw ]
/ pɑ, pɔ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Informal.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of pa
Short for papa
Other definitions for pa (2 of 8)
Pa1
abbreviation Physics.
pascal; pascals.
Other definitions for pa (3 of 8)
Pa2
Symbol, Chemistry.
protactinium.
Other definitions for pa (4 of 8)
PA
abbreviation
Parents' Association.
paying agent.
Pennsylvania (approved especially for use with zip code).
physician's assistant.
press agent.
public-address system.
Other definitions for pa (5 of 8)
p.a.
abbreviation
participial adjective.
per annum.
press agent.
Other definitions for pa (6 of 8)
p.-a.
abbreviation
public-address system.
Other definitions for pa (7 of 8)
Pa.
abbreviation
Pennsylvania.
Other definitions for pa (8 of 8)
P.A.
abbreviation
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use pa in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for pa (1 of 7)
British Dictionary definitions for pa (2 of 7)
pa2
pah
/ (pɑː) /
noun NZ
a Māori village or settlement
history a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop
go back to the pa to abandon city life in favour of rural life
Word Origin for pa
Māori
British Dictionary definitions for pa (3 of 7)
pa3
the internet domain name for
Panama
British Dictionary definitions for pa (4 of 7)
Pa
the chemical symbol for
protactinium
symbol for
pascal
British Dictionary definitions for pa (5 of 7)
PA
abbreviation for
British Dictionary definitions for pa (6 of 7)
p.a.
abbreviation for
per annum
Word Origin for p.a.
Latin: yearly
British Dictionary definitions for pa (7 of 7)
Pa.
abbreviation for
Pennsylvania
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for pa
Pa
Abbreviation of pascal
The symbol for protactinium.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.