Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mla

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: mla
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.

Canadian usage; Indian usage; British usage

noun

Initialism of master of liberal arts.

noun

Initialism of master of landscape architecture.

name

Initialism of Master Locksmiths Association.

name

Initialism of Modern Language Association.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Wanglin Lowangdong, incumbent MLA of Borduria Bogapani trails in the constituency."
"MLAs past and present gathered for an event at Stormont on Friday to mark the agreement's 25th anniversary."

Usage

Canadian usage
Indian usage
British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

MLAs (plural) M.L.A. (alternative) M. L. A. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

MPP MHA MNA MP senator

Synonyms

M. Land. Arch.

Questions

What does mla mean?: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.

How to pronounce mla

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