[syn: public address system, P.A. system, PA system, P.A., PA]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pa \Pa\ (p[aum]), n.
A shortened form of Papa.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pa
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa,
pop]
2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
[syn: protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number
91]
3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn:
pascal, Pa]
4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]
5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A.
system, PA system, P.A., PA]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pa":
abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor,
old man, pap, papa, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop,
pops, sire, stepfather, the old man
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "PA":
Gramophone, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system, audiophile,
binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge, ceramic pickup,
changer, crystal pickup, derived four-channel system,
discrete four-channel system, four-channel stereo system, hi-fi,
hi-fi fan, high-fidelity, intercom, intercommunication system,
jukebox, magnetic pickup, monaural system, mono, needle,
nickelodeon, phonograph, photoelectric pickup, pickup,
public-address system, quadraphonic sound system,
radio-phonograph combination, record changer, record player,
sound reproduction system, sound truck, squawk box, stereo, stylus,
system, tape deck, tape recorder, tone arm,
transcription turntable, turntable
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PA
Precision Architecture (HP)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
pa
The country code for Panama.
(1999-01-27)