Meanings
IBA1
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Bartenders Association.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of InfiniBand Architecture.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Institute of Business Administration.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Bank of Asia.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Bodyboarding Association.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Boxing Association (amateur)
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Boxing Association (professional)
The IBA had been stripped of recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over governance failures and therefore it was the IOC which ran – and set the entry criteria for – the Olympic boxing competitions in Paris.
2024 November 4, Jamie Gardner, “Mandatory genetic testing in sport ‘not justified, ethical or viable’, say academics”, in The Independent - abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Bryozoology Association.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Business Alliance.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Iron Butt Association.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Israel Broadcasting Authority.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Basketball Association.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of International Bar Association.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Independent Broadcasting Authority.
plural IBAs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Important Bird Area.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of incinerator bottom ash.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of indole-3-butyric acid - auxin, a plant "rooting hormone".
- USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of Interceptor Body Armor.
Iba2
- A municipality, the capital of Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines.
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With the approval of the division commander, the premises at Iba, Province of Zambales, known as the Carcel Publica de Zambales, are designated as a military prison, to which duly sentenced prisoners belonging to the department, either military or civil, will be sent, in pursuance of such specific orders as may issue from these headquarters in each case.
1900 May 14, Benjamin Alvord, by command of Wheaton, General Orders No. 7, Bautista, P. I.: Headquarters Department of Northern Luzon
Iba3
- A surname.
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IBA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IBA
“IBA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IBA. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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