as, in the function of, in the capacity of
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Qua Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
In the capacity of
(adv.) by which route, where.
by which route, where
Qua Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(conj.)
In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIn so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.
qua
\qua\ (?), conj. [l., abl. of qui who.] in so far as; in the capacity or character of; as. it is with shelley's biographers qua biographers that we have to deal.
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Qua Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lam Qua (; 1801–1860), or Kwan Kiu Cheong , was a Chinese painter from the Canton province in Ch'ing Dynasty China, who specialized in Western-style portraits intended largely for Western clients. Lam Qua was the first Chinese portrait painter to be exhibited in the West. He is known for his medical portraiture, and for his portraits of Western and Chinese merchants in Canton and Macau. He had a workshop in 'New China Street' among the Thirteen Factories in Canton.
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