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a⋅ba

  [uh-bah, ah-buh]
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–noun
1. a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
2. a loose, sleeveless outer garment made of this fabric or of silk, worn by Arabs.
Also, abba.

Origin:
1805–15; < Ar ʿabā'(ah)
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A⋅ba

  [ah-bah]
–noun
a town in SE Nigeria. 177,000.

ABA

 
1. Amateur Boxing Association.
2. American Badminton Association.
3. American Bankers Association.
4. American Bar Association.
5. American Basketball Association.
6. American Book Award.
7. American Booksellers Association.
8. Associate in Business Administration.
Also, A.B.A.

American Book Award

 
–noun
any of several awards given annually since 1980 to an author whose book is judged the best in its category: administered by the Association of American Publishers. Abbreviation: ABA, A.B.A.
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a·ba   (ə-bä', ä'bə)   
n.  

  1. A fabric woven of the hair of camels or goats.

  2. A loose-fitting sleeveless garment made of this fabric, traditionally worn by Arabs.


[Arabic 'abā'.]
A·ba   (ä'bə)   
A city of southeast Nigeria northeast of Port Harcourt. It is an important market and transportation center. Population: 897,000.
ABA  
abbr.  

  1. abscisic acid

  2. American Bankers Association

  3. American Bar Association

  4. American Booksellers Association

ab·scis·ic acid   (āb-sĭz'ĭk)   
n.   Abbr. ABA
A plant hormone, C15H20O4, involved in the abscission of leaves, flowers, and fruits and the dormancy of buds and seeds.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ABA
Function: abbreviation
American Bar Association
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ABA

  1. abscisic acid

  2. American Badminton Association

  3. American Bankers Association

  4. American Bar Association

  5. American Basketball Association

  6. American Booksellers Association

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Aba

city, Abia state, southern Nigeria. It lies along the west bank of the Aba River, at the intersection of roads from Port Harcourt, Owerri, Umuahia, Ikot Ekpene, and Ikot Abasi (Opobo). Aba was a traditional market town for the Igbo (Ibo) people of the tropical rainforest before the establishment of a British military post there in 1901. With the construction of the railway in 1915 from Port Harcourt (36 miles [58 km] southwest), the city became a major collecting point for agricultural produce (especially palm oil and palm kernels). By the 1930s Aba was a settled urban community, and it is now a large industrial and commercial centre. An 18.5-mile- (30-kilometre-) long pipeline from the Imo River natural-gas field provides power for Aba's industrial estate. Textiles, pharmaceuticals, soap, plastics, cement, footware, and cosmetics are manufactured in the city, and there are also a brewery and a distillery. Aba has a school of arts and science, secondary schools, a teacher-training college, and several technical and trade institutes. The city is noted for its handicrafts. Pop. (2004 est.) 820,900

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