Ca

name, noun, prep

name, noun, prep ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of cellular automaton. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "BTW: Of course the rules were parametrised, so any totalistic 2-dimensional 9-neighbourhood CA could be run."

  2. 2
    a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of certificate authority. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Well-designed CAs will create a trust hierarchy, which consists of a root with a number of subroots, to further enhance protection of the private key."

  4. 4
    Initialism of armored cruiser, a type of warship. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of heavy cruiser, a variant of the cruiser type of warship. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of civil affairs, a military occupational specialty or branch. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Abbreviation of cyanoacrylate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of chartered accountant. Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Scotland, South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of cabin attendant. Japan, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of central authority. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of Companies Act. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of communications assistant. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Initialism of closed access, as opposed to open access. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of conversation analysis. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Preposition
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ca.. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of California: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Canada: a country in North America. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Initialism of Canadian Alliance, Conservative-Reform Alliance Party, Reform-Conservative Alliance Party. Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Computer Associates, an American software company. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of Cricket Australia, the governing body of cricket in Australia. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of Clark Airbase. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 7
    Abbreviation of Commission on Appointments. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of Classical Arabic abbreviation, alt-of

Example

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"There will be an in-person meeting of the marketing subcommittee on Tuesday afternoon of Jan 27, 1999 at the San Francisco CA Airport Marriott."

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