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ya

1

[ yuh ]

pronoun

Informal.
  1. you:

    Give me a hand, will ya?

  2. Where's ya brother?



ya

2

[ yah ]

interjection

Informal.
  1. a variant of yeah ( def ).

3

[ yah ]

noun

  1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

YA

4

abbreviation for

  1. young adult.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ya1

First recorded in 1820–25; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of you and your in continuous rapid speech

Origin of ya2

From Arabic
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Example Sentences

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Beyoncé, dressed in fringed white cow-wrangler garb, did a bit of her song “Freedom” before segueing into “Ya Ya,” during which her 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy was among her large crew of dancers.

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“Ya Ya” ended with the singer sitting in a throne as a giant robot arm poured her a drink.

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Known for hits like Ms Jackson, Rosa Parks and Hey Ya!, their swampy Southern rhythms and bohemian take on hip-hop changed the sound of the genre in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Researchers studied 40 bonobos at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 50 chimpanzees at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia.

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Leaning in for a hug, he adds, "Don't be sad, be happy. I love ya."

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