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IPA commonly refers to:
- International Phonetic Alphabet, a system of phonetic notation
- International Phonetic Association, behind the alphabet
- India pale ale, a style of beer
- Isopropyl alcohol, a chemical compound
IPA may also refer to:
Organizations
editInternational
edit- Insolvency Practitioners Association, of the UK and Ireland
- Institute of Public Administration (disambiguation)
- International Permafrost Association
- International Play Association
- International Police Association
- International Polka Association
- International Presentation Association, network of Presentation Sisters
- International Psychoanalytical Association
- International Publishers Association, representing book and journal publishing
Australia
editIndia
editUnited Kingdom
edit- Infrastructure and Projects Authority
- Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
- Involvement and Participation Association, for employee involvement in the workplace
United States
edit- Independence Party of America
- Independent Pilots Association
- Independent practice association, of physicians
- Innovations for Poverty Action
- Innovative Products of America, a tool manufacturer
- Institute for Propaganda Analysis
- Island Pacific Academy, Hawaii
Other
editScience
edit- 3-Indolepropionic acid, a biological substance
- Ipa (spider), a genus of spiders
Technology
edit- .ipa, extension for Apple iOS applications
- "Identity, Policy, and Audit", as in FreeIPA
- Intermediate power amplifier of a radio transmitter
Other uses
edit- Important Plant Areas, a UK programme
- Indigenous Protected Area, Australia
- Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, EU funding programme
- Interaction Process Analysis
- Interpretative phenomenological analysis to psychological qualitative research
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016, a piece of UK legislation
- IOC code used for the some of the Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games teams