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AKA

abbr.
also known as
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aka

(ˈɑːkə)
n, pl aka
(Plants) a vine, Metrosideros scandens, found in New Zealand
[Māori]
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a.k.a.

or AKA or aka,

also known as.
[1945–50]
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AKA

aka ABBR =also known asalias
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aka

[ˌeɪkeɪˈeɪ] abbr (=also known as) → alias
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aka

abbr of also known asalias, anderweitig bekannt als
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aka

[ˌeɪkeɪˈeɪ] abbr =also known asalias
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References in classic literature ?
Every evening the girls of the house gathered about me on the mats, and after chasing away Kory-Kory from my side--who nevertheless, retired only to a little distance and watched their proceedings with the most jealous attention--would anoint my whole body with a fragrant oil, squeezed from a yellow root, previously pounded between a couple of stones, and which in their language is denominated 'aka'.
There was a boy who, he said, and none doubted, had helped his father to beat off with rifles from the veranda a rush of Akas in the days when those head-hunters were bold against lonely plantations.
Rob Rinder aka Judge Rinder There are no previews available, as it's recorded near enough live but, according to the blurb from Channel 4, Rob will be "mixing his razor-sharp legal mind and hilarious hot takes to satirically dissect what is going on with the world today and searching for the elusive things that might make Britain a better place." Sounds good to us, not to mention much-needed.
GARETH THOMAS (AKA ALFIE) In the late 1980s there was an American sitcom called ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form) about a friendly extra-terrestrial.
The detained accused persons, including the alleged 'hitAman' Raees aka Mama beloAnAging to the then MuttAahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were produced from prison.
The focus for AKA Scotland is to deliver multiple campaigns for Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park aimed at driving visitor numbers, increasing RZSS memberships and highlighting research and conservation projects that the charity supports around the world.
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 ( ANI ): Actor Ranveer Singh on Wednesday posted a picture with the original 'Gully Boy' Naved Shaikh aka Naezy and has officially raised the coolness quotient up by a notch.
Meanwhile, rangers claimed to have arrested three accused persons Najam Saqib aka Mani, Wasif aka Sono, Bilal Khan aka Paratha.
The head money of Aslam Achu aka Miraq Baloch was Rs5m.