RA

noun

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   Variant of rear admiralInitialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.

2. 2

   Variant of receptor agonistInitialism of receptor agonist.

   GLP-1 RA

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   Variant of republic actInitialism of republic act.

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   Variant of rescue ambulanceInitialism of rescue ambulance.

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   Variant of research assistantInitialism of research assistant.

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   Variant of resident assistantInitialism of resident assistant: a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.

7. 7

   Variant of resolution advisoryInitialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning).

8. 8

   Variant of restricted areaInitialism of restricted area: an area that only authorized people can enter.

9. 9

   Variant of rheumatoid arthritisInitialism of rheumatoid arthritis.

10. 10

    Variant of right ascensionInitialism of right ascension.

11. 11

    Variant of right atriumInitialism of right atrium.

12. 12

    Variant of roughness averageInitialism of roughness average

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    Variant of Royal AcademicianInitialism of Royal Academician: a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.

proper noun

1. 1

   The Provisional Irish Republican Army.

   Up the RA!

   Good old Austin [Currie] was quick to say we hadn't and it wasn't a vote for the RA.

   If he joins the RA he sees himself as a free man one day walking down the streets of New York.

   Aside from the RA inner core (of around 200 or so), AFA's periphery – not all of whom supported RA's Irish Republicanism – comprised students, anarchists, non-aligned anti-fascists, former hunt saboteurs, and even football casuals.

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   Variant of Royal AcademyInitialism of Royal Academy.

3. 3

   Variant of Royal ArtilleryInitialism of Royal Artillery: a regiment in the British Army.

4. 4

   Variant of Republic of ArmeniaInitialism of Republic of Armenia.

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   Variant of Resident AdvisorInitialism of Resident Advisor.

phrase

1. 1

   Variant of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُInitialism of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu, “may God be pleased with him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour companions of Muhammad (and by extension, the pious deceased in some usage).

   Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).

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   Variant of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِInitialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.

   Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.

Forms

plural

RAs