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ASA

/ˈeɪ.sə/

ASA is the initialism of Acoustical Society of America.

ASA is the initialism of Australian Space Agency.

ASA is the initialism of American Standards Association.

ASA is the initialism of American Society of Anesthesiologists.

ASA is the initialism of Amateur Swimming Association.

ASA is the initialism of Advertising Standards Authority.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Asa

Asa (countable and uncountable, plural Asas)

  1. The third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.)
    • And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 15:9-11
  2. A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Asa

Asa

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Aasax (“language”).

Forms of ASA

pluralAsas

Origin of ASA

Via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά (Asá) from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾĀsāʾ), from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, doctor, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠asû⁠/) from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠azu⁠/, “physician, healer”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (ʾāsyā, “healer, physician, medical doctor”) whence Arabic آسٍ (ʔāsin).

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Words that rhyme with ASA

Questions about ASA

What does ASA mean?
ASA means the third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.).
What is ASA the initialism of?
ASA is the initialism of Acoustical Society of America.
What part of speech is ASA?
ASA is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ASA?
ASA is pronounced /ˈeɪ.sə/.

Words near ASA in the dictionary

  1. as-told-tos
  2. as-yet-unknown
  3. as-yet-unknowns
  4. As. Mos.
  5. AS/RS
  6. ASA
  7. ASA character
  8. ASA characters
  9. Asaad
  10. Asaba
  11. asabiya

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ASA (page history and authors); Asa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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