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Definition of 'ca'

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ca in British

the internet domain name for
Canada
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Ca in British

the chemical symbol for
calcium
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CA in British

abbreviation for
1. 
California
2. 
Central America
3. 
chartered accountant
4. 
chief accountant
5. 
consular agent
6. 
(in Britain) Consumers' Association
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ca. in British

abbreviation for
circa
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Word origin of 'ca'
Latin: about
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CA in American

1. 
California
2. 
Central America
3. 
chief accountant
4. 
chronological age
5. 
commercial agent
6. 
Confederate Army
7. 
controller of accounts
8.  British
chartered accountant
Also, for 3-5, 7, 8 ca
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Word Frequency

Ca in American 1

1.  Bible
Canticles
2. 
cathode
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Ca in American 2

Chemistry
calcium
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ca in American

1. 
cathode
2.  Law
case(s)
3. 
circa
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Word Frequency

ca' in American

(kɑ ; kä; kɔ ; kô)
verb transitive
Scottish
to call, as in driving cattle
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Example sentences containing 'ca'

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I ca n't believe you were fool enough to think such an arrangement would work in the first place. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)Then I spoke... We had some sort of conversation, which I ca n't remember now. Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)

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Nearby words of 'ca'

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  • CA
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Definition of ca from the Collins English Dictionary

The exclamation mark ( ! )

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