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DISA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Synonyms:

Defense Information Systems Agency; DISA

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("DISA" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("DISA" is a part of...):

Defense; Defense Department; Department of Defense; DoD; United States Department of Defense (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("disa" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("disa" is a member of...):

genus Disa (genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids)

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