Korean slang profile
MLA
mla
International development finance institution
An abbreviation used for an international development finance institution participating in development projects through equity, loans, or guarantees.
- Expanded form
- Multilateral AgencyMultilateral Agency
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Nov 1999
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
사업 자료는 MLA의 참여가 갖는 의미를 설명했다.
The project material explained the significance of MLA participation.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
Gyeonggi Province’s November 1999 지식행정 용어해설집 includes this abbreviation and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The November 1999 revised edition was compared on PDF page 325. The definition was checked. This is a general or specialist abbreviation of the time; it does not mean it originated or became popular that year. First use was not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 지식행정 용어해설집 (경기도, 1999년 11월 수정판)Published Nov 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026