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Also known as. An example is John Jones, who is also called Lucky John by other salespeople in the organization.

 
(ay-kay-ay)

An abbreviation meaning “also known as.” It is primarily used by law enforcement officials to specify an alias: “John Smith, aka Jonathan Jones.”

  • The abbreviation, which also appears as AKA and a.k.a., is often used figuratively and facetiously: “my cousin, aka the worst gossip in the neighborhood.”

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    is short for:

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    Alpha Kappa AlphaCommunity->Educational
    Also Known AsInternet->Chat
    Community->Law
    Also Known As ....Governmental->Police
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    American Kennel ClubBusiness->General
    American Kickboxing AssociationCommunity->Sports
    Animal Korean AppetizerMiscellaneous->Food
    Ankang, Mainland ChinaRegional->Airport Codes
    Authentication and Key AgreementComputing->Networking

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    A.K.A, AKA, Aka or aka may refer to:

    • abbreviation for "Also Known As"; used in text like: "Abraham Lincoln, A.K.A. Uncle Abe". Also used to describe author pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, working names, legalized names, pen names, maiden names; "otherwise known as".

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    Translations: Aka
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    Dansk (Danish)
    abbr. - også kendt som, alias

    Français (French)
    abbr. - (abrév = also known as) alias

    Deutsch (German)
    abbr. - alias

    Ελληνική (Greek)
    abbr. - γνωστός και ως

    Italiano (Italian)
    altrimenti detto, alias

    Português (Portuguese)
    abbr. - também conhecido como

    Русский (Russian)
    тоже зовут

    Español (Spanish)
    abbr. - alias

    Svenska (Swedish)
    abbr. - alias

    中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
    亦称为, 绰号, 又叫做

    中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
    abbr. - 亦稱為, 綽號, 又叫做

    한국어 (Korean)
    abbr. - also known as(~라고도 하는)

    日本語 (Japanese)
    abbr. - also known as:~としても知られる

    עברית (Hebrew)
    abbr. - ‮ידוע גם כ-, המכונה, ששמו גם‬


     
     
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