DA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

English

Noun

DA (countable and uncountable, plural DAs or DA's)

1. Initialism of district attorney.
2. Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”).
   • 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

     Went to a new haircutters, told him I wanted a DA and sideburns, and that "your ultimate goal is to make me look like a boy".

3. Initialism of Doctor of Arts.
4. (Internet) Initialism of domain administration.
5. Initialism of dairy association.
6. (biochemistry) Initialism of dopamine.
7. (organic chemistry) Initialism of domoic acid.
8. (anatomy) Initialism of descending aorta.

   Alternative form: DAo

9. (anatomy) Initialism of ductus arteriosus.
10. (SEO) Initialism of domain authority.
11. (UK politics) Initialism of devolved administration.
12. Initialism of direct action.

Derived terms

• (district attorney): ADA / A.D.A. / A. D. A. (assistant district attorney)
• (district attorney): EADA / E.A.D.A. / E. A. D. A. (executive assistant district attorney)

Proper noun

DA

1. Initialism of Department of the Army.
2. (Philippines) Initialism of Department of Agriculture.
3. (South Africa, politics) Initialism of Democratic Alliance.
   • 2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Once all the votes are counted, if the ANC remains below 50% it will be forced to enter a coalition with one or more parties. Depending on how low its support dips, it may need to form a deal with one of the larger opposition parties such as the DA or EFF to remain in power.

4. (rail transport) The station code of Dhaka railway station in Bangladesh.
5. Initialism of doomsday argument.

See also

• (executive departments of the Philippines) DAR, DA, DBM, DEPDev, DepEd, DOE, DENR, DOF, DFA, DOH, DHSUD, DICT, DILG, DOJ, DOLE, DMW, DND, DPWH, DOST, DOT, DTI, DOTr

Adjective

DA (not comparable)

1. (military, of a revolver) Initialism of double action.

Verb

DA

1. (Jehovah's Witnesses) Abbreviation of disassociate.

Anagrams

• 'ad, -ad, A.D., AD, Ad, ad, ad-, ad.