DISA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does DISA mean? 

• DISA (noun)
  The noun DISA has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. 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

  Familiarity information: DISA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISA (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Defense Information Systems Agency; DISA

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)