PA

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Abbreviation 2.2 Initialism 3 French 3.1 Initialism 4 Portuguese 4.1 Abbreviation

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

PA

1. (metrology) Symbol for the petaampere, an SI unit of electrical current equal to 10¹⁵ amperes.

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[edit] English

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PA

1. Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America.
2. Panama, a member state of the United Nations.
3. Papua, a province of Indonesia.
4. Pará, a state of Brazil.

[edit] Initialism

PA (plural PAs)

1. public address system
2. personal assistant
3. Power Amplifier
4. Prince Albert (piercing)
5. Public Accountant
6. (law) Public Act
7. Physician's Assistant
8. 'per annum (i.e. interest)
9. (organic chemistry) polyamide

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[edit] French

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PA

1. Porte-Avions: aircraft carrier

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Abbreviation

PA

1. Pará (Brazilian state)