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sta

/stɑ/

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A stopping place.

Examples :

"The bus sta was crowded with students waiting to go home after school. "

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A place where workers are stationed.

Examples :

""The security sta was located just inside the main entrance of the building." "

place job building work

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Any of the Stations of the Cross.

Examples :

"During Lent, we pray the rosary and reflect on each sta to remember Jesus's journey to the cross. "

religion ritual theology

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The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.

Examples :

"During Lent, some devout Catholics observe the sta by abstaining from meat on Wednesdays and Fridays. "

religion theology tradition

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A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.

Examples :

"During Holy Week in Seville, the grand procession paused at each sta, transforming the city into a living rosary of faith. "

religion architecture building tradition

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Standing; rank; position.

Examples :

"She had ambitions beyond her station."

position state job society

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A broadcasting entity.

Examples :

"I used to listen to that radio station."

media communication organization

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A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.

Examples :

"The fishing village relied heavily on the small sta for their daily catches. "

nautical geography environment place

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Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.

Examples :

"The bus makes a stop at each sta along its route, ensuring everyone can easily access transportation. "

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The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.

Examples :

"The Amazon rainforest is the sta of many unique species of birds. "

environment biology ecology nature

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An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation of a pump, tank, etc.

Examples :

"The workers built a small sta in the mine shaft to provide a safe place for the pump needed to remove water. "

architecture nautical building

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Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.

Examples :

"Her sta at the library information desk was demanding but rewarding. "

job position service state work government organization business

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The position of the foetal head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines, measured in centimetres.

Examples :

"During labor, the doctor determined the baby's sta was -2, indicating the baby's head was still 2 centimeters above the ischial spines. "

medicine physiology anatomy

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The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.

Examples :

"The long sta of the elevator between floors made everyone inside nervous. "

physics state condition

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The apparent standing still of a superior planet just before it begins or ends its retrograde motion.

Examples :

"The astronomy club observed Mars at its sta, appearing motionless against the backdrop of stars before beginning its backward loop across the night sky. "

astronomy astrology