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s.a.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. without year or date.

S.A. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. (used in French and Spanish as an abbreviation forcorporation. )

s.a. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. semiannual.

  2. sex appeal.

  3. subject to approval.

S.A. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Salvation Army.

  2. seaman apprentice.

  3. South Africa.

  4. South America.

  5. South Australia.

Sa 5 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. samarium.

SA 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. seaman apprentice.

S/A 7 American  

  1. Banking. survivorship agreement.

SA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Salvation Army

  2. Sociedad Anónima

  3. Société anonyme

  4. South Africa

  5. South America

  6. South Australia

  7. Sturmabteilung: the Nazi terrorist militia, organized around 1924

  8. Saudi Arabia (international car registration)

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s.a. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. semiannual

  2. sex appeal

  3. sine anno

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Sa 3 British  

symbol

  1. samarium

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sa 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Saudi Arabia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of s.a.1

From Latin sine annō

Origin of S.A.2

< French société anonyme or Spanish sociedad anónima

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U.S. refiners in Texas and Louisiana have been the “beneficiaries” of the refining failures of state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

From MarketWatch

Formally, the state owns the oil and exercises ownership through Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

From Barron's

Formally, the state owns the oil and exercises ownership through Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

From Barron's

The Bella 1’s registered owner is Istanbul-based Louis Marine Shipholding Enterprises S.A., according to shipping data and analytics provider Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dianchi was tracked Friday as it transported 800,000 barrels of Venezuela crude owned by state-run Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., according to Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal

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