da
1or Da
[ duh; Italian dah; Portuguese duh, dah ]
/ də; Italian dɑ; Portuguese də, dɑ /
preposition
from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
Origin of da
1
< Italian
da ≪ Latin
dē about, concerning +
ab, ā from; < Portuguese
da, contraction of
de of, from (< Latin
dē) +
a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin
illa that)
Definition for da (2 of 8)
Definition for da (3 of 8)
DA
[ dee-ey ]
/ ˈdiˈeɪ /
noun, plural DAs, DA's.
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
Origin of DA
euphemistic abbreviation of
duck's ass
Definition for da (4 of 8)
DA
Department of Agriculture.
Dictionary of Americanisms.
Definition for da (5 of 8)
Definition for da (6 of 8)
DA.
(in Algeria) dinar; dinars.
Definition for da (7 of 8)
D.A.
delayed action.
direct action.
District Attorney.
documents against acceptance.
documents for acceptance.
doesn't answer; don't answer.
Definition for da (8 of 8)
D/A
(sometimes lowercase)
days after acceptance.
deposit account.
documents against acceptance.
documents for acceptance.
Example sentences from the Web for da
British Dictionary definitions for da (1 of 2)
DA
abbreviation for
(in the US) District Attorney
Diploma of Art
duck's arse (hairstyle)
British Dictionary definitions for da (2 of 2)
D/A
d.a.
abbreviation for
deposit account
commerce
documents against acceptance
Medical definitions for da
DA
abbr.
developmental age