Baa

v. bleat, cry like a sheep

n. sheep's bleat, sound a sheep makes

BAA may stand forBaa, the noise made by sheep and goatsBaa Atoll, in the MaldivesBaa Bar, British bar chainBaa, IndonesiaBAA Limited, formerly BAA plc, and also the British Airports AuthorityBachelor of Applied Arts, the acronym for a Bachelor of Applied Arts degreeBam and Andrew Adventure, a popular television seriesBasketball Association of America, the former name of what is now the National Basketball AssociationBialla Airport, IATA airport codeBoston Athletic Association, sports association for the city of Boston, hosts such events as the Boston MarathonBritish Astronomical Association, senior national association of amateur astronomers in the UKBroad Agency Announcement, a type of solicitation for research proposals made by the United States federal governmentBrooklyn Art Association
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Noun
1. the cry made by sheep
(hypernym) cry
(derivation) bleat, blate, blat
Verb
1. cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
(synonym) bleat, blate, blat
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose

(v. i.)
To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.
  

(n.)
The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.
  

Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje Government type: republic Capital: Male Administrative divisions: 19 atolls (atholhu, singular and plural) and 1 other first-order administrative division*; Alifu, Baa, Dhaalu, Faafu, Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu, Gnaviyani, Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Kaafu, Laamu, Lhaviyani, Maale*, Meemu, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa, Vaavu Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1965) Constitution: adopted 1 January 1998 Legal system: based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president nominated by the Majlis and then the nomination must be ratified by a national referendum (at least a 51% approval margin is required); president elected for a five-year term; election last held 17 October 2003 (next to be held NA 2008)
election results: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM reelected in referendum held 17 October 2003; percent of popular vote - Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM 90.3% Legislative branch: unicameral People's Council or Majlis (50 seats; 42 elected by popular vote, 8 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 22 January 2005 (next to be held NA 2010)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 50 Judicial branch: High Court Political parties and leaders: although political parties are not banned, none exist Political pressure groups and leaders: none International organization participation: AsDB, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Mohamed LATHEEF
chancery: 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400E, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 599-6195 Diplomatic representation from the US: the US does not have an embassy in Maldives; the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to Maldives and makes periodic visits there Flag description: red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag More about Maldives: Introduction Geography People Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues