qua

prep.
In the capacity or character of; as: The President qua head of the party mediated the dispute.

[Latin quā, feminine ablative sing. of quī, who.]

(kway, kwa)
preposition, adverb
As; in the capacity of.

Etymology
From Latin qua, from qui (who).

Usage
"Their old standing friends, qua individuals and groups, have to unite and wage a worldwide campaign that should equal the protests that are being made against G8, WTO, IMF, World Bank etc." — M B Naqvi; Immoral and Illegal; The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Jul 19, 2004.

"Fifth, the self-perpetuating tendencies of educational institutions, qua institutions, should never go unchallenged when they perpetuate socially disputable functions." — Philip L. Smith; Mind: Anticipation and Chaos (book reviews); Philosophy East and West (Honolulu, Hawaii); Jan 1, 1995.

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Latin, insofar as, in the capacity of. Commonly needed in philosophy to distinguish the powers or operation of one thing under one aspect as opposed to those under another.

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[Latin, Considered as; in the character or capacity of.] For example, "the trustee qua trustee [that is, in his or her role as trustee] is not liable."

Dansk (Danish)
conj. - såsom
prep. - som

Nederlands (Dutch)
qua

Français (French)
conj. - en ce qui concerne, en sa qualité de
prep. - en sa qualité de, (avoir) l'avantage de, (avoir) le mérite de

Deutsch (German)
conj. - (in der Eigenschaft) als, gemäß
prep. - dem Willen gemäß

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - (θεωρούμενος) ως, υπό την ιδιότητα του ως

Italiano (Italian)
in quanto a, come, in qualità di

Português (Portuguese)
conj. - como, na qualidade de

Русский (Russian)
в качестве, исполняющий обязанности

Español (Spanish)
conj. - en cuanto a, en su calidad de
prep. - como, en cuanto a, en su calidad de

Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - såsom, i egenskap av

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
以...的资格, 作为...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
conj., -
prep. - 以...的資格, 作為...

한국어 (Korean)
conj. - ~의 자격으로, ~로서
prep. - ~로서(as)

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - …として, 資格で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) مثل, بمثابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
conj. - ‮ככזה‬
prep. - ‮כשלעצמו‬

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