ACA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aca"

Translingual

Symbol

ACA

1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, which serves Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.

English

Noun

ACA (plural ACAs)

1. (military) Initialism of airspace control authority.
2. (military) Initialism of airspace coordination area.
3. (accounting) Initialism of associate chartered accountant.
4. (anatomy) Initialism of anterior cerebral artery.
5. (immunology) Initialism of anti-cardiolipin antibody.
6. (immunology) Initialism of anti-centromere antibody.
7. (immunology) Initialism of antigen-capture assay.
8. (psychology) Initialism of adult child of an alcoholic/adult child of alcoholics.
   • 1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 11:

     In a community where much socializing centers around bars, lesbian/gay ACAs may frequently find themselves in situations conducive to alcohol abuse or where the drinking of others triggers old feelings of anxiety.

Proper noun

ACA

1. (US, politics) Initialism of Affordable Care Act (“H.R. 3590”)., from the U.S. national law "Affordable Care Act" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)
2. Initialism of Adult Children of Alcoholics.

Synonyms

• (Affordable Care Act): ObamaCare, PPACA

Anagrams

• AA-C, AAC, CAA