aba

¹

or ab·ba

[ uh-bah, ah-buh ]

noun

1. a variant of abaya ( def ).

Aba

²

[ ah-bah ]

noun

1. a town in SE Nigeria.

ABA

³

or A.B.A.

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.

ABA

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in Britain) Amateur Boxing Association
2. American Booksellers Association

aba

²

/ ˈæbə /

noun

1. a type of cloth from Syria, made of goat hair or camel hair
2. a sleeveless outer garment of such cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of aba¹

from Arabic

Example Sentences

In the 1990s, the same ABA filed suit against Barnes & Noble and Borders for similar practices.

From The Daily Beast

The ABA declined to comment on its PAC giving for this story.

From The Daily Beast

But if Keating is frustrated with Congress, in some ways he is just getting the government the ABA has paid for.

From The Daily Beast

The ABA noted that the Purdue research was technically published as an opinion piece, not a scientific study.

From The Daily Beast

For that fall, ABA-accredited law schools chose among 71,755 applicants--and there were only 173 accredited schools that year.

From The Daily Beast

Or perhaps ga-ba-ntu (afterwards a-ba-, aba-); the form gabantu is actually met with in Zulu-Kaffir: also gumuntu.

From Project Gutenberg

As vainly, Matr Nassar 371 covered his proteges with his aba 372 thus making them part of his own family.

From Project Gutenberg

Only one survived, named Thal'aba, and Abdaldar was appointed by lot to find him out and kill him.

From Project Gutenberg

Ang aba guinoo Ma Aba guinoo Maria ma toua cana, napopono ca nang graçia.

From Project Gutenberg

Aba ycao ng̃a ang tinatauag namin pinapapanao na tauo anac ni Gua.

From Project Gutenberg