IPA

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noun (1)

ˌī-(ˌ)pē-ˈā 

plural IPAs

: a pale ale made with extra hops : india pale ale

American beers, especially IPAs, are still quite hoppy …

—Lauren Buzzeo

IPA

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noun (2)

ˌī-(ˌ)pē-ˈā 

: an alphabet designed to represent each human speech sound with a unique symbol

IPA

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abbreviation

individual practice association

Examples of IPA in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Beers: Butterfly Wings (New England IPA), Uncut Gem (amber lager), St. Claire (cream ale) and more. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024

The popular brewery marked the occasion with the release of a special hazy IPA called 252 North Main. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2024

The Silk Road, a citrusy, hazy IPA, was smooth and fresh. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024

As for pairing, chef suggests their Conquistador red wine or the blood orange IPA. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

Home of the fabled Sculpin IPA, a brewery that once enjoyed a national following is shrinking before our eyes. —Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024

Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse’s newest beer, Hat Trick, is a hazy IPA created in collaboration with the city’s USL soccer team. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024

The brewery’s original Monterey outpost won a bronze for its Mai Tai P.A. in the American-style strong pale ale category, while the Salinas brewery won a silver for its Howzit Punch (American-style sour ale) and a bronze for Single Cone (American-style IPA). —Jay Brooks, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024

Then stop by The Veil Brewing Co.'s outpost on Forest Hill Avenue for a craft IPA. —Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

India Pale Ale

Noun (2)

International Phonetic Alphabet

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1893, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1933, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

IPA

abbreviation

independent practice association; individual practice association

Note: An independent practice association is made up of a group of physicians in private practice who join in an association that contracts with a managed health-care plan (as an HMO) to provide medical services to patients enrolled in the plan.