MSA

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A form of Modern Standard Arabic — The standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

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proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha).
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Modern South Arabian.

    Synonyms: MSAL

  3. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Michigan Statutes Annotated.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Middle Stone Age.
  5. abbreviationinitialismJava programming languageInitialism of Mobile Service Architecture.
  6. MalaysiaSingaporeabbreviationhistoricalinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.
nounMSA (countable and uncountable, plural MSAs)

plural MSAs

  1. IrelandUKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of motorway service area.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of multiple system atrophy.
  3. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountabledemographicsInitialism of metropolitan statistical area.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelawInitialism of master service agreement.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Master Settlement Agreement.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of minimum safe altitude.
  7. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of mechanically steered array.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of mail submission agent.

    A “mail submission agent” (MSA) that accepts outgoing mail from an MUA, grooms it, and submits it to the transport system[.]

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APA

MSA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MSA

MLA

“MSA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MSA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MSA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MSA.

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