Da

//dɑː// adj, article, intj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of double action. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Article
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of the. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "Da New York Times"

Intj
  1. 1
    Yes. Russianism, slang
  2. 2
    A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

    "You know that tune that goes "da da da di-dum di-dum"?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Department of the Army. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A great serpent in the mythology of Dahomey.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Department of Agriculture. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Democratic Alliance. South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Once all the votes are counted, if the ANC remains below 50% it will be forced to enter a coalition with one or more parties. Depending on how low its support dips, it may need to form a deal with one of the larger opposition parties such as the DA or EFF to remain in power."

  5. 5
    The station code of Dhaka railway station in Bangladesh.
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  1. 6
    Initialism of doomsday argument. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Father. Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland

    "“Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”"

  2. 2
    Yes; an affirmative response. Russianism, slang, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of district attorney. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    an official prosecutor for a judicial district wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Went to a new haircutters, told him I wanted a DA and sideburns, and that "your ultimate goal is to make me look like a boy"."

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  1. 6
    Initialism of Doctor of Arts. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of domain administration. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of dairy association. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of dopamine. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of domoic acid. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of descending aorta. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of ductus arteriosus. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Initialism of domain authority. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of devolved administration. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Initialism of direct action. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of disassociate. Jehovah's-Witnesses, abbreviation, alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

From child language; compare dad and dada.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian да (da, “yes”). Doublet of too.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian да (da, “yes”). Doublet of too.

Etymology 4

Representing pronunciation of the in informal speech.

Etymology 5

Imitative.

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