TLA

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Initialism of three-letter acronym/abbreviation.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

nounTLA (countable and uncountable, plural TLAs)

plural TLAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of three-letter acronym/abbreviation.
  2. USabbreviationcountablehumorousinitialismInitialism of 3-letter agency: the CIA, FBI, NSA, etc.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of trilaurylamine.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Tlaxcala: a state of Mexico.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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