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Ga

[gah]
–noun
a Kwa language of Ghana, spoken in Accra and vicinity.

GA

1. Gamblers Anonymous.
2. General American.
3. general of the army.
4. Georgia (approved esp. for use with zip code).

Ga

Symbol, Chemistry.
gallium.

Ga.

G.A.

1. General Agent.
2. General Assembly.
3. Also, g.a., G/A Insurance. general average.
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Ga 1  
The symbol for the element gallium.
Ga 2  
abbr.   Bible
Galatians
GA  
abbr.  
  1. general agent

  2. General Assembly

  3. general average

  4. also Ga. Georgia (U.S.)

Ga·la·tians   (gə-lā'shənz)   
pl.n.   (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Ga or Gal.
See Table at Bible.
gal·li·um   (gāl'ē-əm)   
n.   Symbol Ga
A rare metallic element that is liquid near room temperature, expands on solidifying, and is found as a trace element in coal, bauxite, and other minerals. It is used in semiconductor technology and as a component of various low-melting alloys. Atomic number 31; atomic weight 69.72; melting point 29.78°C; boiling point 2,403°C; specific gravity 5.907; valence 2, 3. See Table at element.

[From Latin gallus, cock, punning translation of surname of Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838-1912), French chemist and element's discoverer : French le, the + French coq, rooster.]
general assembly  
n.  
  1. A legislative body, especially a U.S. state legislature.

  2. General Assembly Abbr. GA The principal deliberative body of the United Nations, in which each member nation is represented and has one vote.

  3. The supreme governing body of some religious denominations.

Geor·gia   (jôr'jə)   


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  1. A country in the Caucasus on the Black Sea. It developed as a kingdom around the 4th century B.C. and reached the height of its prosperity in the 12th and 13th centuries. Ruled by both Turkey and Persia at various times, Georgia was acquired by Russia between 1801 and 1829. The region was briefly independent (1918-1921), but was invaded by the Red Army in 1921 and proclaimed a Soviet republic. It was joined with Armenia and Azerbaijan to form the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic from 1922 to 1936, when it became a separate republic, known as the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic until declaring its independence in 1991. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Population: 4,650,000.

  2. Abbr. GA or Ga. A state of the southeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. Georgia was founded in 1732 by a group led by the British philanthropist James Oglethorpe and named for King George II. Atlanta is the capital and the largest city. Population: 9,540,000.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Ga
Function: symbol
gallium
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Medical Dictionary

Ga
The symbol for the element gallium.

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Computing Dictionary

GA
genetic algorithm

ga networking
The country code for Gabon.
(1999-01-27)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ga
  1. go ahead

  2. Irish

Ga
  1. Galatians

  2. gallium

GA
  1. general agent

  2. general anesthesia

  3. General Assembly

  4. general average

  5. Georgia

  6. go ahead (shortwave transmission)

  7. good afternoon (shortwave transmission)

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