- S.A.
- 1. Salvation Army.2. seaman apprentice.3. South Africa.4. South America.5. South Australia.6. (used in French and Spanish as an abbreviation for corporation.)[ < F société anonyme or Sp sociedad anónima]
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s.a.,an abbreviation for the following:1. semiannual.2. subject to approval.3. undated (Latin, sine anno, without a year).4. under the year (Latin, sub anno).SA (no periods),1. seaman apprentice.3. surface-to-air.S.A.,an abbreviation for the following:1. corporation (for French Société Anonyme, Spanish Sociedad Anónima, Italian Società Anonima, etc.)2. Salvation Army.3. a) Saudi Arabia. b) Saudi Arabian.4. Seventh Avenue.5. a) South Africa. b) South African.6. a) South America. b) South American.7. a) South Australia. b) South Australian.* * *
abbr.■ semiannual■ sex appeal■ without year or dateOrigin:from Latin sine anno■ subject to approval
Useful english dictionary. 2012.