Pla

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Port of London Authority. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    Initialism of People's Liberation Army. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA."

  4. 4
    Initialism of People's Liberation Army.; The national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
  5. 5
    Initialism of People's Liberation Army.; Clipping of PLAGF, the national army of the People's Republic of China. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”). abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 7
    NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY. historical
  3. 8
    Initialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of programmable logic array. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of polylactic acid. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1)."

  3. 3
    Initialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of principle of least astonishment. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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