WMA
Encyclopedia
WMA may refer to:
Organizations
- Western Manufactured Housing Communities AssociationWestern Manufactured Housing Communities AssociationWestern Manufactured Housing Communities Association is a nonprofit organization formed in 1945 for the exclusive purpose of promoting and protecting the interests of owners, operators and developers of manufactured home communities in California....
, a nonprofit trade association for owners of manufactured home communities in California - Western Marble Arch, a synagogue in central London
- William Morris AgencyWilliam Morris AgencyWME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
(1898–2009), literary and entertainment agents, now known as WME Entertainment - World Masters AthleticsWorld Masters AthleticsWorld Masters Athletics is the worldwide governing body for the sport of masters athletics – which includes track and field, cross country, and road running events – as participated by people over 35 years of age....
formerly WAVA, the world governing body for age group Track and Field over age 35 - World Medical AssociationWorld Medical AssociationThe World Medical Association is an international and independent confederation of free professional Medical Associations, therefore representing physicians worldwide...
(founded 1947), association of physicians - World Marketing Alliance Inc., renamed to World Financial GroupWorld Financial GroupWorld Financial Group is a financial services marketing organization based in Johns Creek, Georgia that markets investment, insurance, and various other financial products through a network of associates in the United States and Canada. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON...
- Wildlife Management Areas
Education
- Warsash Maritime AcademyWarsash Maritime AcademyWarsash Maritime Academy is a maritime training college and is part of Southampton Solent University. The academy campus is just east of Southampton aside the River Hamble and Warsash village. The college provides education, training, consultancy and research to the international shipping and...
, a nautical college that is part of the Southampton Solent University - Wilbraham & Monson AcademyWilbraham & Monson AcademyWilbraham & Monson Academy is a prep school located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1804, it is one of the fifteen oldest schools on the eastern coast of the United States. It is a four year boarding and day high school for students in grades 6-12 and postgraduate. The academy is located in...
, a college-prep school in Massachusetts
Places
- Washington Metropolitan AreaWashington Metropolitan AreaThe Washington Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The area includes all of the federal district and parts of the U.S...
, the area in, and immediately surrounding, Washington D.C.
Science and Technology
- Weighted moving average, in technical analysis
- Windows Media AudioWindows Media AudioWindows Media Audio is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs...
, a digital audio file format created by Microsoft - Wireless Messaging API in Java ME MIDP
Music
- W.M.A. (song), a Pearl Jam song from 1993's Vs. album, meaning White Male American.
- World Music AwardsWorld Music AwardsThe World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
, an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) - World Metal AllianceWorld Metal AllianceThe World Metal Alliance is a music organization founded in 1992. Its initial purpose was to inform and unite the heavy metal subculture in order to counteract opposition to heavy metal by groups such as the PMRC which were active at the time. During its first four years the World Metal Alliance...
(founded 1992), a community of heavy metal fans and musicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and preservation of heavy metal music
Other
- Western martial artsWestern Martial ArtsWestern Martial Arts refers to formalized fighting techniques and skills of European or generally Western origin, as distinct from those originating in Asia....
, the study of historical manuscripts to teach students the martial arts of Europe - White Male Adult - commonly used in reports by United States law enforcement personnel.
- Wildlife Management AreaWildlife Management AreaWildlife Management Areas are protected areas set aside in for the conservation of wildlife and for recreational activities involving wildlife.-United States:In the U.S., WMAs exist in the following states:* Alabama* Florida* Georgia* Louisiana...
, protected areas set aside in for the conservation of wildlife and for recreational activities involving wildlife