BA
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"
Translingual
Symbol
BA
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1992.
English
Alternative forms
- (initialisms) B.A.
Noun
BA (countable and uncountable, plural BAs)
- Initialism of Bachelor of Arts.
- Initialism of business analyst.
- Initialism of breast augmentation.
- (Internet, security) Initialism of Basic Authentication.
- Abbreviation of bathroom.
- Initialism of bongkrek acid.
- Initialism of breathing apparatus.
Proper noun
BA
- Initialism of British Airways.
- Initialism of Buenos Aires: a province of Argentina.
- (overprint on British stamps) Initialism of British Administration (usually followed by a place name).
- Abbreviation of Bali: a province of Indonesia.
- Abbreviation of Bahia: a state of Brazil.
Adjective
BA (comparative more BA, superlative most BA)
- (euphemistic) Initialism of bad-ass.
Anagrams
German
Noun
BA f
- initialism of Berufsakademie
- initialism of Betriebsabrechnung
- initialism of Betriebsanleitung
Proper noun
BA
- Bamberg (on a licence plate)
- initialism of British Airways
- initialism of Bundesagentur für Arbeit
- initialism of Bundesanstalt für Arbeit
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.a/, [ˈbe.a]
- Homophone: bea
Noun
BA (uncountable)
- (government) initialism of bagian anggaran
- (law) initialism of berita acara
- vehicle license plate code for West Sumatra region
Further reading
- “BA”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Portuguese
Proper noun
BA f