BAA or Baa may refer to:
Letters and sounds
* Baa, onomatopoeic representation of the noise made by
sheep
Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to d ...
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Bāʾ
Bet, Beth, Beh, or Vet is the second letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician ''bēt'' 𐤁 , Hebrew ''bēt'' , Aramaic ''bēṯ'' 𐡁, Syriac ''bēṯ'' ܒ and Arabic ''bāʾ'' . It is also related to the Ancient North Arabian ...
, the Arabic letter
ب
* Baa, the fifth consonant of the
Thaana
Thaana, Tãna, Taana or Tāna ( ) is the present writing system of the Maldivian language spoken in the Maldives. Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida (diacritics, vowel-killer strokes) and a true alphabet (all vowels are w ...
script used in the Dhivehi language
Places
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Baa Atoll
Baa Atoll (includes Southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll or Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi, Fasdhūtherē Atoll, and Goifulhafehendhu Atoll) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of three separate natural atolls, namely southern Maalhosmad ...
, an administrative division of the Maldives
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Ba'a
Ba'a (''Baa'', ''Baadale'') is the capital of the Indonesian island of Rote and of the Rote Ndao Regency (''kabupaten''), in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. It lies in the district (''kecamatan
In Indonesia, district or ambiguously subdistri ...
, the capital of the Indonesian island of Roti
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BAA Ground, a now defunct cricket venue in Rangoon, Burma
Transportation
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Barnham railway station, West Sussex, England (National Rail station code BAA)
*Bialla Airport,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
(IATA code BAA)
Organisations
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BAA plc, a former British airport operator, now called Heathrow Airport Holdings
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BAA USA
BAA USA, also referred to as just BAA in the United States, was an American airports subsidiary owned by the British airports operator BAA. At its peak, BAA USA owned AirMall as well as the airside shopping outlets and management contracts for ...
, the American subsidy of BAA plc.
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Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball Lea ...
, the former name of the National Basketball Association
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Billiard Association of America, former name of the Billiard Congress of America
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Birmingham Architectural Association
The Birmingham Architectural Association (BAA), known between 1933 and 1967 as the Birmingham and Five Counties Architectural Association, is a professional association of architects based in Birmingham, England, and affiliated to the West Midlands ...
, a professional association of architects based in Birmingham, England
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British Astronomical Association
The British Astronomical Association (BAA) was formed in 1890 as a national body to support the UK's amateur astronomers.
Throughout its history, the BAA has encouraged observers to make scientifically valuable observations, often in collaborat ...
, a national association of amateur astronomers in the UK
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Boston Athletic Association
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) is a non-profit dedicated to organized sports, with a focus on running, in the Greater Boston area. The B.A.A. hosts such events as the Boston Marathon, the B.A.A. 5K, the B.A.A. 10K, the B.A.A. Half Mar ...
, sports association for the city of Boston (US), hosts such events as the Boston Marathon
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Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America (BAA) is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1982. It is currently owned by the John Gore Organization (formerly Key Brand Entertainment), which purchased it from Live ...
, a theatre company
Other uses
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Batting average against
In baseball statistics, batting average against (denoted by BAA or AVG), also known as opponents' batting average (denoted by OBA), is a statistic that measures a pitcher's ability to prevent hits during official at bats. It can alternatively be ...
, a statistic in baseball that measures a pitcher's ability to prevent hits
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Bachelor of Applied Arts The Bachelor of Applied Arts, often abbreviated as BAA or B.A.A. is an undergraduate degree, with different meaning in different countries. The term 'Applied' means that the degree is vocational in nature, and not research-oriented (depending on the ...
, a degree
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Backing Australia's Ability
Backing Australia's Ability (BAA) was a five-year innovation plan launched by the Howard government in January 2001.
Previous policy
Previous policies for this group of portfolios under the Howard government were:
* ''Investing for Growth'', De ...
, an innovation plan
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Broad Agency Announcement The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a technique for United States government agencies to solicit proposals from outside groups for certain research and development. The agency will then select proposals to fund as contracts or grants. BAAs are ...
, a technique for United States government agencies to contract for basic and applied research and certain development
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Kwah language, also known as Baa, a Niger-Congo language
See also
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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (disambiguation)
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Ba (disambiguation)
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B2A (disambiguation)
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BA2 (disambiguation)
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