wa
IPA: wˈɑ
noun
- A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
- A traditional Thai unit of length, approximately two metres.
- In Japanese society, the favouring of a harmonious community over one's personal interests.
- An ethnic group in Myanmar.
- (US) Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States of America. [Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)]
- (Australia) Initialism of Western Australia. [One of the six states of Australia, occupying the western third of the content, with its capital at Perth.]
- (sports) Initialism of World Athletics.
- (netball) Initialism of wing attack. [(netball) A player allowed in the centre third and goal third, but not the shooting circle.]