a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees
"in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
"The scholar carefully traced the eta on the ancient Greek inscription before translating its meaning."
The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
"The driver checked his GPS to see what our ETA would be when we reached the highway exit."
A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.
Initialism of estimated time of arrival.
In plain English: Eta is when someone expects to arrive at a location.
"The pilot announced the eta was 30 minutes due to headwinds."
Usage: ETA stands for Estimated Time of Arrival; use it when providing an approximate timeframe for someone's or something's arrival, often in logistical contexts like shipping or travel. For example, "Your package has an ETA of 3-5 business days."
Initialism of edited to add.
"The editor marked the draft with an eta before changing a few words in the final paragraph."
In plain English: Eta means someone has changed a message after they initially sent it.
"The historian eta'd the manuscript to include newly discovered letters."
Usage: Eta (v.) Use "eta" when you've revised a previous message or document by adding information; it signifies that something has been added since the original version. It's typically used in online communication, like email chains or chat logs.
Acronym of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna.
"The police intercepted a package containing materials linked to Eta, the Basque separatist group."
The word eta comes from Ancient Greek, where it originally referred to the letter itself.