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acada

acada noun: a current or former university student.

Noun

acada (plural acadas)

  1. (Nigeria, slang) A current or former university student.
    • Saying these much in Nigeria's present political climate, and coming from someone who has been out of the country for a considerable length of time, provides an opportunity for cheap baseless attacks and accusations of an “acada' trying to compare Nigeria to more advanced countries.2009, Angelicus-M. B. Onasanya, The Urgency of Now!: Building a True Nigerian Nation, page 153

Adjective

acada (not comparable)

  1. (Nigeria, slang) Relating to a university or academic studies; educated.
    • He had asked, 'So do the literate acada people also do that?'1987, Kowus Bisi-Williams, The Black Godfather, page 32

Forms of acada

pluralacadas

Origin of acada

Clipping of academic.

Questions about acada

What does acada mean?
Acada means a current or former university student.
What part of speech is acada?
Acada can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of acada?
The plural of acada is acadas.

Words near acada in the dictionary

  1. acacine
  2. acacio
  3. Acacius
  4. acad
  5. acad.
  6. acada
  7. acadas
  8. academe
  9. academented
  10. academentia
  11. academes

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