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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROA

From Malay parāhū a boat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROA

proa  [ˈprəʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Proa

A proa, also seen as prau, perahu, and prahu, is a type of multihull sailing vessel. While the word perahu and proa are generic terms meaning boat in their native languages, proa in Western languages has come to describe a vessel consisting of two unequal length parallel hulls. It is sailed so that one hull is kept to windward, and the other to leeward, so that it needs to "shunt" to reverse direction when tacking. The English term proa usually refers specifically to the South Pacific proa as described in the journals of the British ship HMS Centurion. The perahu traditional outrigger boat is most numerous in the various islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. These differ from the South Pacific vessels. Traditional proas superficially resemble outrigger canoes, but have a buoyant lee hull and a denser, ballasted hull to windward for stability. To Americans, the boats of the Marianas Islands are arguably the most recognizable version.

Definition of proa in the English dictionary

The definition of proa in the dictionary is any of several kinds of canoe-like boats used in the South Pacific, esp one equipped with an outrigger and sails.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROA


borrower
ˈbɒrəʊə
burrower
ˈbʌrəʊə
crower
ˈkrəʊə
dyschroa
ˈdɪskrəʊə
furrower
ˈfʌrəʊə
grower
ˈɡrəʊə
harrower
ˈhærəʊə
overthrower
ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊə
rower
ˈrəʊə
silkgrower
ˈsɪlkˌɡrəʊə
sorrower
ˈsɒrəʊə
strower
ˈstrəʊə
thrower
ˈθrəʊə
toheroa
ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə
varroa
vəˈrəʊə
windrower
ˈwɪndˌrəʊə
woolgrower
ˈwʊlˌɡrəʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROA

pro-choice
pro-choicer
pro-Communist
pro-European
pro-form
pro-German
pro-life
pro-lifer
pro-oestrus
pro-Soviet
proabortion
proaction
proactive
proactive inhibition
proactive interference
proairesis
prob.
probabiliorism
probabiliorist
probabilism

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROA

American Samoa
Aotearoa
balboa
cocoa
feather boa
genoa
goa
koa
Lisboa
Mauna Loa
moa
Pessoa
pipiwharauroa
poa
quinoa
Samoa
Sinaloa
Western Samoa
whoa
zoa

Synonyms and antonyms of proa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROA

Find out the translation of proa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普罗阿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Proa
570 millions of speakers

English

proa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकार की मलायी नाव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

proa
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

proa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prao
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

proa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プラウ船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쾌속 범선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại ghe buồm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

proa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यपद्धती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

proa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Proa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Proa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

proa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prauw
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Proa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROA»

The term «proa» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROA»

Discover the use of proa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proceedings of the 6th CIRP-Sponsored International ...
inherits super-ProA's attributes in the upper layer. Ascending layer upon layer in this way, tracing ends at the root )0(oAPr. Any ProA in the structure tree could find the branch it belong to. 2.3.4 Relation Aggregate of ProA In SPDP, there exists ...
George Q. Huang, K.L. Mak, Paul G. Maropoulos, 2009
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Proclamations DaU or number Comment 227 Amended by Proa 2255. 459. . . Revoked by Proa 2211. 503 Amended by EO 7857. 526 „ See F.R. Doc. 38-466 , 3 F.R. 399. 628 Revoked by Proa 2211. 696 ... Amended by Proc. 2226. 758 See  ...
‎1968
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Popular Science
Racing. proa. uses. latest. lightweight. materials. Automotive trouble-shooting QUIZ — match wits with the diagnostic champs. By SUSAN RENNER-SMITH "It's still experimental," said Rory Nugent. "But Godiva was designed for fast, safe ...
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Ancient Chamorro Society
13.7 A Sketch of the Chamorro Flying Proa made in 1742 by Commodore George Anson's British Expedition. Adapted from Canoes of Oceania, by A. C. Haddon and James Hornell. Published as Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication  ...
Lawrence J. Cunningham, 1992
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The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering ...
31.2.2 ProA Hierarchical Decomposition Set a product development project as ProA(O),the 2—9 sub-ProAw) that decomposed (I), i G R, l 5 i 5 9, ProAEl) can be decomposed into ProA'Z) i ij t i, j E R, 1 g i, j g 9. Following the hierarchical ...
Ershi Qi, Jiang Shen, Runliang Dou, 2013
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Of Sound and Symbol: The First Phonetic System That Works: ...
... prize preiz preiz pro proa proa probability probbabillitie prob-ba-bil-li-tie probable probbabl prob-ba-bl probably probbablie prob-ba-blie probate proabait proa-bait probation proabaishon proa-bai-shon probative proabativ proa-ba-tiv probe ...
Daniel Joseph Cesar, 2010
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Amino Acid Biosynthesis – Pathways, Regulation and Metabolic ...
1996). The proA, proB, and proC genes of C. glutamicum were identified by complementation analysis of proline auxotrophy of the E. coli proA, proB, and proC mutants, respectively, but the complementation of E. coli proA mutation by the C.
Volker F. Wendisch, 2007
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Catalogue and Index of Contributions to North American ...
Hist., Proa, vol. 4, pp. 397- 399, 1854. [On the limestone holding the New Jersey franklinite, and on limestone formations generally.] Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Proa, vol. 4, pp. SOS- SOS (J p.), 1854. [ ] [Deposit of marine shells near Portland, Me.]  ...
Nelson Horatio Darton, 1896
9
Anthology of Poems
The Chamorro flying proa is the fastest vessel in the Micronesian seas. The fleet little vessel (canoe) served chamorros for many centuries. Her unique design and features is unknown in European society. Europeans preserved data of the ...
John Guerrero, 2009
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Code of Federal Regulations: LSA, list of CFR sections affected
TITLE 3— THE PRESIDENT Presidential Documents Proclamations 1654 See Proa 7317 37243 1660 See Proa 7266 2831 1694 See Proa 7373 69221 1704 See Proa 7266 2831 1843 See Proa 7373 69221 1916 See Proa 7373 69221 1948 ...
‎2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Former Greyhound Lawson inks professional deal
INDIANAPOLIS – Former UIndy standout Joe Lawson will further his basketball career, signing a contract with 2. Bundesliga ProA side Gotha ... «University of Indianapolis, Jul 15»
2
Former Jacks Star Retires
Following the 2012-13 season, Beran returned to Germany and the ProA League, signing with the VFL Kirchheim Knights, where he played his ... «WNAX, Jul 15»
3
Raptors sign F Kyser, GF Toupane
He played for Strasbourg (France) in the French ProA League last season and helped his team earn back-to-back regular-season ... «TSN, Jul 15»
4
Toronto Raptors sign Axel Toupane
Toupane has led Strasbourg to two consecutive French ProA League championships. Admittedly, he probably deserved to be drafted in the ... «Raptors Rapture, Jul 15»
5
Mazarron council votes to reduce councillor salaries
24th and 25th July live music at La Proa Puerto de Mazarrón Live music with views across the beachThe La Proa restaurant in the Puerto de ... «Murcia Today, Jul 15»
6
Primitive fish fossils found in Qld
The discoveries were made on Proa Redclaw Farm after landowners Duncan and Judy Fysh invited representatives from Kronosaurus Korner ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Bill would end towns' rights to regulate off-campus student housing
Representatives from the Pennsylvania Residential Owners Association, or PROA, were in attendance at the public hearing and each cited ... «Daily Local News, Jul 15»
8
Primitive fish fossils found in Queensland
The discoveries were made on Proa Redclaw Farm after landowners Duncan and Judy Fysh invited representatives from Kronosaurus Korner ... «SBS, Jul 15»
9
Islandwide veterans drive set for Liberation Day
Veteran advocate Rodney Cruz will be in front of Proa in Agana from 9am to 3pm, helping veterans register and access many benefits to which ... «KUAM.com, Jul 15»
10
Fossil find at Julia Creek
The exciting discoveries were made on Proa Redclaw Farm, near Julia Creek, QLD in July. Local landowners Duncan and Judy Fysh invited ... «North Queensland Register, Jul 15»

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