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Papa is a word used in many languages as an affectionate term for father. Papa or PAPA may refer to:


Geography and geology

* Pápa, a town in Hungary * Papa village (Samoa), on the island of Savai'i * Papa, Scotland, various islands *Papa rock, a Māori-derived term for a blue-grey
mudstone Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. Mudstone is distinguished from '' shale'' by its lack of fissility (parallel layering).Blatt, H., and R.J. Tracy, 1996, ''Petrology. ...
common in New Zealand


People

*Papa (Latin for '' Pope''), the bishop of Rome and leader of Catholic Church * Papa bar Aggai (3rd century), Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and a founding figure in the Church of the East *Papa, a monk martyred with Abda and Abdisho * Papa (nickname), a list of people *
Papa (surname) Papa is a surname which may refer to: * Alfonso Papa (born 1970), Italian politician, former judge and professor *Bob Papa (born 1964), American sportscaster * Cyril Papa (born 1984), French ice hockey player *Emiliano Papa (born 1982), Argentina f ...


Mythology

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Rangi and Papa In Māori mythology the primal couple Rangi and Papa (or Ranginui and Papatūānuku) appear in a creation myth explaining the origin of the world (though there are many different versions). In some South Island dialects, Rangi is called Raki or Ra ...
, the primordial parents according to Māori mythology * Papa (mythology), the earth goddess in Cook Islands mythology * A category of Karma in Jainism


Arts and entertainment

* ''Papa'' (TV series), a 1996 South Korean drama series * ''Papa'' (2012 Egyptian film), a 2012 Egyptian drama film * ''Papa'' (2012 South Korean film), a 2012 South Korean comedy-drama film *'' Papa: Hemingway in Cuba'', a 2015 Canadian-American biographical film about Ernest Hemingway and shot in Cuba * ''Papa'' (2016 film), a Chinese comedy-drama film * ''Papa'' (2018 film), an American drama film


Music

* "Papa" (song), from the BBC drama ''Gideon's Daughter'' * "Papa" (Prince song), a 1994 song from ''Come'' by Prince *"Pa-Pa", a song from '' Hell of a Tester'' by The Rasmus


Acronym

* British Amateur Press Association (comics fandom), an amateur press association which first published under the name PAPA * Professional and Amateur Pinball Association * Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid, a device that indicates where pilots should stop in a stand


Other uses

*Papa, the letter "P" in the NATO and ICAO phonetic alphabets *Papa-class Soviet submarines, the sole member being Soviet submarine ''K-222'' *, the Spanish word for potato, used in the names of numerous Latin American potato-based dishes * Station P, an oceanographic measure station often called Station Papa


See also

* Mama and papa, in linguistics, a commonly seen sequence of sounds meaning "mother" and "father" * * * Papas or Pappas, a common Greek surname * Pappa, a Roman town, also called Tiberiopolis *
Paw Paw (disambiguation) Paw Paw, Paw paw, or pawpaw may refer to: Plants and fruits * ''Asimina'', a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, commonly known as pawpaws ** Common pawpaw (''Asimina triloba''), a temperate fruit tree, native to eastern Nor ...
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