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Arts, entertainment and media

* '' America's Army'', a 2002 computer game published by the U.S. Army * ''
Ancient Anguish ''Ancient Anguish'', abbreviated ''AA'', is a fantasy-themed MUD, a text-based online role-playing game. Founded in 1991 by Balz "Zor" Meierhans and Olivier "Drake" Maquelin, it opened to the public on February 2, 1992. It is free-to-play, but has ...
'', a computer game in existence since 1992 * Aa!, a J-Pop musical group *
Double-A (band) Double-A ( ko, 더블에이; pronounced "Double-A"), stylized as "AA", was a South Korean boy band formed by Wellmade Yedang, formerly known as Well Made STAR M in 2011. The group consists of two members: Woosang and Hoik. Since 2015, Blue Star ...
, stylised as AA, South Korean boy band * ''Aa'' (album), a 2016 album by Baauer * AA (song), a 2021 single by Walker Hayes * Ace Attorney, a series of video games developed by Capcom. * AA Films, an Indian film distribution company *
AA Book (disambiguation) AA Book may refer to: *''Projects Review'', or the AA Book, of the Architectural Association School of Architecture *''The Big Book'' of Alcoholics Anonymous *Books published by The Automobile Association See also

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*AA, the production code for the 1966 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Savages''


Brands, organizations and enterprises

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Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship of alcoholics dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually-inclined Twelve Step program. Following its Twelve Traditions, AA is non-professi ...
, an international fellowship dedicated to helping alcoholics peer to peer in sobriety *
A. A. Arms Intratec was a firearm company based in Miami, Florida. The company's most famous product was the Intratec TEC-DC9, TEC-9. History Intratec began as Interdynamic USA, an offshoot of Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB. As a result of ...
, a defunct firearms manufacturer * Aerolíneas Argentinas, an Argentine airline (logo used to consist of two A's) *
Air Asia Capital A Berhad, () operating as AirAsia (stylized as ''airasia'') is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations. AirAsia operate ...
, an Asian multinational low cost carrier *
Alcoa Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for Aluminum Company of America) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial corporation. It is the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary ...
, an American aluminum-producing company (stock symbol AA) * American Airlines, major American full-service airline (IATA airline code, logo used to consist of two A’s) * Anadolu Agency, a state-run press agency in Turkey * Audio-Animatronics, used at the Disney Parks * Academia de Artes, Mexico * Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, a former union in the United States * Andecha Astur, an Asturian nationalist party *
Architectural Association School of Architecture The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest Independent school (United Kingdom), independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in t ...
, London, United Kingdom * Astrological Association of Great Britain, London, United Kingdom * '' Auswärtiges Amt'', the Foreign Office of Germany * Danish Association of Architects (''Akademisk Arkitektforening'') * The AA (formerly The Automobile Association), a British motoring organization * AA Ireland, an Irish automotive services company * AA Motoring Trust, a former British road safety charity operated by The AA that was merged to form the IAM Motoring Trust


Philosophy and religion

* A∴A∴, a spiritual organization created in 1907 by Aleister Crowley * Abhisamayalankara, or Abhisamaya-alaṅkāra, a Mahayana Buddhist text * Augustinians of the Assumption, a congregation of Catholic religious (priests and brothers) * Statue of A'a from Rurutu, a wooden fertility-god sculpture from the Pacific island of Rurutu * "
A is A In logic, the law of identity states that each thing is identical with itself. It is the first of the historical three laws of thought, along with the law of noncontradiction, and the law of excluded middle. However, few systems of logic are bui ...
", an expression of the law of identity: each thing is identical with itself


Language

* aa, Latin-script digraph used in the orthographies of Dutch, Finnish and other languages * aa, representation of letter Å in several Scandinavian languages * aa, a romanization of Arabic letter alif ا * Ꜳ, an
orthographic ligature In writing and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more graphemes or letters are joined to form a single glyph. Examples are the characters æ and œ used in English and French, in which the letters 'a' and 'e' are joined for the first ...
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Afar language The Afar language ( aa, Qafaraf, links=no; also known as ’Afar Af, Afaraf, Qafar af) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by the Afar people inhabiting Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. Classification Afar ...
(ISO 639-1 language code aa) *
Aa (Bengali) The Bengali script or Bangla alphabet ( bn, বাংলা বর্ণমালা, ''Bangla bôrṇômala'') is the alphabet used to write the Bengali language based on the Bengali-Assamese script, and has historically been used to w ...
, a Bengali letter


Measurements

* AA, a bra size * AA, a width in shoe sizes * AA battery size


Nature

* ''Aa'' (plant), a genus of orchid * ''Aa'' (snail), a subgenus of snail * ʻAʻā or aa, a form of lava * A term for "river" in German hydronymy, see Aach (toponymy)


People

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Aa (surname) Aa is a Scandinavian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Brynjar Aa (born 1960), Norwegian dramatist * Terje Aa (born 1961), Norwegian bridge player See also *Van der Aa (surname) Van der Aa is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymi ...
, a Scandinavian surname, including a list of people with this name *
Van der Aa (surname) Van der Aa is a Dutch language, Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the AA (disambiguation)#Rivers, Aa (river)", of which there are a few dozen in the Low Countries alon Those bearing this name include: *Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792-1857), Dutc ...
, a Dutch surname, including a list of people with this name *
Aa (architect) Aa, possibly AaAa (ˁȝˁȝ), was an ancient Egyptian architect and construction supervisor. His title was "Overseer of Construction Workers" or "Great Overseer of Construction Workers". He lived in the time of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (between ...
, an architect in ancient Egypt * Anthony Armstrong (writer) (1897–1972), Anglo-Canadian writer who used the pseudonym A.A.


Places

* Aa, Estonia, a village and beach in Estonia * Aa, Indonesia, a populated place in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia *
Ann Arbor Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), ...
, a city in Michigan, United States of America


Rivers


Belgium

* Aa (Nete), a river in the province of Antwerp, which joins the Nete


France

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Aa (France) The Aa (; pcd, Abbe) is a river in northern France that is 93 km (58 miles) long. Originating near the village of Bourthes and emptying into the North Sea near Gravelines, the Aa is located near the north-eastern limit of the English Channel. ...
, a river in northern France


Germany

* Aabach (Afte), formerly called the Große Aa, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia *
Aa (Möhne) Aa is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is long and is a left tributary of the Möhne in Brilon. The river has a watershed of . The source of Aa is in the village of Altenbüren. From here it flows in an easterly direction. At ...
, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia *
Aa (Nethe) The Aa is a 20.6 km long, orographic left tributary of the Nethe river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Aa belongs as a tributary of the Nethe to the river system of the Weser. Geography The Aa's source is located on the eastern s ...
, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia * Aa (Werre), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia * Bocholter Aa, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia *
Dreierwalder Aa Dreierwalder Aa (also: ''Ibbenbürener Aa'', ''Ledder Mühlenbach'', ''Hörsteler Aa'') is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Speller Aa in Spelle. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers o ...
, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia * Kleine Aa (Aabach), a tributary of the Aabach in North Rhine-Westphalia * Große Aa, a tributary of the Ems in Lower Saxony * Große Aa (Aabach), a tributary of the Aabach in North Rhine-Westphalia *
Münstersche Aa The Münstersche Aa () is a river in the Münster region of Westphalia in Germany. It is a left tributary of the Ems. The Münstersche Aa begins near Havixbeck, flows southeast until Münster, and then north to Greven, where it flows into the Em ...
, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia *
Schaler Aa Schaler Aa is a river of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Große Aa south of Freren. The river springs as Weeser Aa southeast of the Ankum Heights and east of Merzen in Lower Saxony. After crossing the boundar ...
, a river in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia * Speller Aa, a river in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia *
Steinfurter Aa Steinfurter Aa is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through Steinfurt, and joins the Vechte near Wettringen. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, ...
, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia


Netherlands

* Aa (Meuse), a river in North Brabant, which joins the Dommel to form the Dieze * Aa of Weerijs, a river in North Brabant, which joins the Mark at Breda * Drentsche Aa, a river in Drenthe and Groningen * Mussel Aa, a river in Westerwolde, Groningen * , a river in Westerwolde, Groningen * Westerwoldsche Aa, a river near
Oudeschans Oudeschans () is a small village with a population of around 100 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heri ...
, Groningen


Switzerland

* Aabach (Aare), a tributary of the Aare in canton of Aargau * Aabach (Greifensee), or Ustermer Aa, a river in canton of Zürich * Aabach (Obersee), a tributary of Obersee (Zürichsee), in canton of St. Gallen * Aabach (Seetal), a river in the cantons of Lucerne and Aargau, runs through Lake Hallwyl *
Chli Aa (Sempachersee) __NOTOC__ Lake Sempach (German: ''Sempachersee'') is a lake in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its area is about and its maximum depth is . A island named ''Gamma Insel'' is located east of Sursee. In the 17th century the lake counted with ...
, a tributary of Lake Sempach in the canton of Lucerne * Engelberger Aa, a river in the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden, tributary of Lake Lucerne *
Gross Aa (Sempachersee) __NOTOC__ Lake Sempach (German: ''Sempachersee'') is a lake in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its area is about and its maximum depth is . A island named ''Gamma Insel'' is located east of Sursee. In the 17th century the lake counted with ...
, a tributary of Lake Sempach in the canton of Lucerne * Mönchaltorfer Aa, a tributary of Greifensee in canton of Zürich * Sarner Aa (river), a river in Obwalden, tributary of Lake Lucerne


Latvia

* Gauja, a river in Latvia, formerly known as ''Livländische Aa'' * Lielupe, a river in Latvia, formerly known as ''Kurländische Aa''


Science and technology

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AA amyloidosis AA amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis, a disease characterized by the abnormal deposition of fibers of insoluble protein in the extracellular space of various tissues and organs. In AA amyloidosis, the deposited protein is serum amyloid A protein ...
, a form of amyloidosis related to serum amyloid A * Amino acid, often abbreviated ''aa'' when indicating positions in a peptide sequence (e.g., aa 120–150) * Antiandrogen, a drug which blocks the effects of androgens *
Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia is a cancer in which the body fails to make blood cells in sufficient numbers. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there. Aplastic anemia causes a deficiency of all blood cell types: red blood ...
, a rare disease *
Arachidonic acid Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6), or 20:4(5,8,11,14). It is structurally related to the saturated arachidic acid found in cupuaçu butter. Its name derives from the New Latin word ''arachi ...
, a polyunsaturated fatty acid * Advanced Architecture, original name of Amiga Advanced Graphics Architecture * Anti-aliasing, various techniques for mitigating certain signal processing artifacts * Atlas Autocode, a computer programming language * AA, a proprietary digital audio format of Audible.com * Authoritative Answer, in DNS, a flag for a query answer * AA postulate of Euclidean geometry *
Anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
, in military use * Abampere (aA), the CGS unit of current * Attoampere (aA), a unit of electric current equal to 10−18 Ampere * AA tree, named after Arne Andersson * AA, the abbreviation for 1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole, azidoazide azide * AppArmor


Sports

* Double-A (baseball) or Class AA, a classification level in Minor League Baseball since 1912 * American Association (1882–1891), a professional baseball league in the United States from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a professional baseball league in the United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Professional Baseball, a professional baseball league in the United States and Canada since 2006 * Athletics Australia, national sporting organisation in Australia


Transportation

* AA Highway, a state highway in Northern Kentucky * Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976), a defunct railroad in Ohio and Michigan * Ann Arbor Railroad (1988), a railroad operating in Ohio and Michigan * K (Eighth Avenue Local), ''K'' line, a defunct line on the New York City Subway, formerly called "AA" * NZR AA class, NZR AA class, a locomotive class operated by the New Zealand Railways Department


Other uses

* African Americans, African American, as a cultural identity * Asian Aerospace, an airshow in Asia * Associate of Arts, an academic degree * European Union Association Agreement * List of U.S. state abbreviations, Postal abbreviation for United States armed forces in the Americas * Japanese internet slang for Shift JIS art * Internet slang for ASCII Art


See also

* A (disambiguation) * Å (disambiguation) * Aach (toponymy) * AAA (disambiguation) * AAAA (disambiguation) * Aabach (disambiguation) * Grosse Aa (disambiguation) * Kleine Aa (disambiguation) * ''A Aa'', a film * Automobile Association (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aa