Gaa may refer to:
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Gaa language, a language of Nigeria
* gaa, the ISO 639 code for the
Ga language
Ga is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana, in and around the capital Accra, by the Ga people. There are also some speakers in Togo, Benin and western Nigeria. It has a phonemic distinction between three vowel lengths.
Classification
Ga is a Kw ...
of Ghana
GAA may stand for:
Compounds
* Glacial (water-free),
acetic acid
Acetic acid , systematically named ethanoic acid , is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula (also written as , , or ). Vinegar is at least 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main compone ...
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Acid alpha-glucosidase, also known as glucosidase, alpha; acid, an enzyme
* a codon for
glutamic acid
Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; known as glutamate in its anionic form) is an α- amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins. It is a non-essential nutrient for humans, meaning that the human body can ...
Government
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GADA 601, Argentine Army unit ''Grupo de Artillería Antiaérea 601'' (Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group 601)
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General Allotment Act, US law passed in 1887 regarding Indian land
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Group Areas Act
Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa. The acts assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas in a syste ...
s, South African apartheid laws
* General Appropriation Act, the legislative act used in some countries for a
national or state budget
Organisations
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Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...
, governing body of Gaelic games such as hurling and Gaelic football
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Gay Activists Alliance
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was founded in New York City on December 21, 1969, almost six months after the Stonewall riots, by dissident members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF). In contrast to the Liberation Front, the Activists Alliance ...
, New York City gay rights organisation 1969–81
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Gemmological Association of Australia, an educational organisation based in Sydney
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Global Accounting Alliance, an accounting organisation
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Global Aquaculture Alliance, an international non-profit trade association
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Grenada Athletic Association, the governing body for the sport of athletics in Grenada
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Guam Adventist Academy, a private school in Guam
Other uses
* GAA, the ICAO airline code for
Business Express Airlines
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Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
, an Irish team sport commonly known as GAA
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Generic Authentication Architecture, a mobile phone specification
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Goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
, goalkeeping statistic used by several sports and many leagues
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Ford GAA engine
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Gate-all-around, a specific type of 3D transistors
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