a/k/a

A form of aka — Used to introduce an explanation or clarification: in other words, i.e.

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Meanings

preposition
  1. alternativeAlternative form of AKA.

    Over at least the past year, RT and its employees, including KOSTIANTYN KALASHNIKOV, a/k/a "Kostya," and ELENA AFANASYEVA, a/k/a "Lena," the defendants, have deployed nearly $10 million, laundered through a network of foreign shell entities, to covertly fund and direct U.S. Company-1.

    2024 September 28, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. KOSTIANTYN KALASHNIKOV, a/k/a "Kostya," and ELENA AF ANASYEV A, a/k/a "Lena,"”, in UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, page 1
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APA

a/k/a. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%2Fk%2Fa

MLA

“a/k/a.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%2Fk%2Fa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a/k/a,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%2Fk%2Fa.

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