the FA
noun /ˌefˈeɪ/Definition
› abbreviation for the Football Association: the national organization for football in EnglandFootball/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sportsNamed organizations and societies and their members
(Definition of the FA noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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