BA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Translingual

Symbol

BA

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1992.

   Synonym: BIH (alpha-3)

English

Alternative forms

• (initialisms) B.A.

Noun

BA (countable and uncountable, plural BAs)

1. Initialism of Bachelor of Arts.
2. Initialism of business analyst.
3. Initialism of breast augmentation.
4. (Internet, security) Initialism of Basic Authentication.
5. Abbreviation of bathroom.
6. Initialism of bongkrek acid.
7. Initialism of breathing apparatus.

Proper noun

BA

1. Initialism of British Airways.
2. Initialism of Buenos Aires: a province of Argentina.
3. (overprint on British stamps) Initialism of British Administration (usually followed by a place name).
4. Abbreviation of Bali: a province of Indonesia.
5. Abbreviation of Bahia: a state of Brazil.

Adjective

BA (comparative more BA, superlative most BA)

1. (euphemistic) Initialism of bad-ass.

Anagrams

• -ab, A&B, A.B., A/B, AB, Ab, a.b., ab, ab-, ab.

German

Noun

BA f

1. initialism of Berufsakademie
2. initialism of Betriebsabrechnung
3. initialism of Betriebsanleitung

Proper noun

BA

1. Bamberg (on a licence plate)
2. initialism of British Airways
3. initialism of Bundesagentur für Arbeit
4. initialism of Bundesanstalt für Arbeit

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.a/, [ˈbe.a]
• Homophone: bea

Noun

BA (uncountable)

1. (government) initialism of bagian anggaran
2. (law) initialism of berita acara
3. 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

1. abbreviation of Bahia: a state of Brazil