Englishfor English speakers
al-Gama''a al-Islamiyya
Al
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noun
(= aluminum)
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
AL
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noun
(= Alabama)
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.