da

¹

or Da

[ duh; Italian dah; Portuguese duh, dah ]

preposition

1. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin):

   Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.

DA

²

[ dee-ey ]

noun

, plural DAs, DA's.

1. a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

da

³

[ dah ]

adverb

, Russian.

1. yes.

DA

⁴

1. Department of Agriculture.
2. Dictionary of Americanisms.

da.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. daughter.
2. day; days.

DA.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. (in Algeria) dinar; dinars.

D/A

⁷

1. (sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.
2. deposit account.
3. documents against acceptance.
4. documents for acceptance.

D.A.

⁸

abbreviation for

1. delayed action.
2. direct action.
3. District Attorney.
4. documents against acceptance.
5. documents for acceptance.
6. doesn't answer; don't answer.

D/A

¹

abbreviation for

1. deposit account
2. commerce documents against acceptance

DA

²

abbreviation for

1. (in the US) District Attorney
2. Diploma of Art
3. duck's arse (hairstyle)

Word History and Origins

Origin of da¹

< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē ) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)

Origin of da²

A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

Example Sentences

The DA has previously criticised Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

From BBC

The club had earlier stated: "Whilst a deal was not reached, negotiations on a purchase ended amicably and DA Capital are welcome back to the table once the club’s financial situation is under control."

From BBC

“Advocating for this bill has been extremely empowering, and I am grateful to the DA’s office as well as my parents for supporting me through this process,” Hayman said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

The DA has defended the right of school governing bodies to determine their language policies, citing the constitution and the importance and protection of learning in one's mother-tongue.

From BBC

"That practice of using the habitual offenders statute in that manner was a practice of DA Williams' predecessors, and people are aware of that," Snowden told Salon.

From Salon

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