Definition of 'aka'
aka is an abbreviation for 'also known as'. aka is used especially when referring to someone's nickname or stage name.
...the writer Barbara Vine, aka Ruth Rendell.
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a.k.a. or AKA
Example sentences containing 'aka'
Dr Jack, aka Stephen Valli, stalked angrily off the set muttering about working with amateurs and how he should have never given up theatre.
JUST BETWEEN US (2002)The cotton bales are being shipped ex Lagos probably tonight, 1st October, on the vessel Osanyin aka Naoki Maru.
INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)The Investigating Officer, one Albert Rocco, aka Bert Thicko to his associates, was in a hurry to bring in a result inside the budget.
STAGE FRIGHT (2002)Trends of 'aka'
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