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Vad

Vad proper noun: a village in Șercaia, Brașov County, Romania.

Proper noun

Vad

  1. A village in Șercaia, Brașov County, Romania.
  2. A commune of Cluj County, Romania.
  3. A village in Vad, Cluj County, Romania.
  4. A village in Copalnic-Mănăștur, Maramureș County, Romania.
  5. A village in Dragomirești, Neamț County, Romania.

Noun capitalized: VAD

VAD (countable and uncountable, plural VADs)

  1. (abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Voluntary Aid Detachment: a women′s first-aid organisation active during World War I and World War II, or a member of this detachment.
    • A young girl in V.A.D. uniform ran lightly across the lawn.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 12
    • ‘You've not been caught in bed with a V.A.D.?’ Tietjens asked.1925, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 328
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of ventricular assist device.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of voluntary assisted dying.

Forms of Vad

pluralVADs

Origin of Vad

From Romanian Vad.

Questions about Vad

What does Vad mean?
Vad means a village in Șercaia, Brașov County, Romania.
What part of speech is Vad?
Vad can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Vad in the dictionary

  1. vacuumous
  2. vacuums
  3. vacuums up
  4. vacuä
  5. vacuüm
  6. Vad
  7. vada
  8. vada pav
  9. vada pavs
  10. vada'd
  11. vadadustat

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