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Meanings of pa in English

Portuguese
protactínio
Catalan
protoactini
Spanish
protactinio
Wikidata

A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead.

        protactínio
        Portuguese
        papá
        Catalan
        papà
        Spanish
        papá

        An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.

            papá
            Portuguese
            pensilvânia
            Spanish
            pa

            A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies.

                  pensilvânia
                  Catalan
                  megafonia

                  An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas.

                        megafonia
                        Usage of pa in English
                        1
                        He did better'n this in Castlemaine; and I'd pa behind me there.
                        Australia Felix
                        2
                        Mimi went to confer with Great-pa for a minute, then came back.
                        Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
                        3
                        Making sure they don't waste your pa's time and money, that's all.
                        For the love of mike
                        4
                        And then the Humane society had pa arrested for cruelty to animals.
                        Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
                        5
                        What mule ever had another mule for a ma or a pa?'
                        Amagansett
                        6
                        Go see about your pa. His fever comes up in the afternoon.
                        Lonesome dove
                        7
                        So you are going to the Quaker City, as pa calls it.
                        Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
                        8
                        He told your pa to put me dar; but your pa's gone.
                        The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
                        9
                        Then the owner told pa who Sullivan was, and pa almost fainted.
                        Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
                        10
                        It was too much for me, and I just laffed at pa.
                        Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
                        11
                        Some of these hills are named as following: De-ga-la, Sheikh-Ta-pa, Gog-ta-pa, etc.
                        Modern Persia
                        12
                        My ma had hung herself and my pa had cut his throat.
                        Rainbow Valley
                        13
                        After all, one of you boys is more than likely his pa.
                        Lonesome dove
                        14
                        They bought pa out of a nigger drove after he was grown.
                        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
                        15
                        So pa was afraid to leave for fear she would stab him.
                        Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
                        16
                        Master Alex Huff owned a turpentine factory and pa worked at it.
                        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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