Upa

Upa or UPA may refer to:

As the word Upa

• Upa, central character in the video game Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (Bio Miracle - I'm Upa)
• Bridge (grappling) (upa) in Brazilian jiu jitsu, a move designed to dislodge a mounted opponent
• Upa River, a river in Russia
• Úpa River, a river in the Czech Republic
• Upa, Azerbaijan, a village in Khizi Rayon
• Upa, Estonia, village in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia
• Upa (Dragon Ball), a fictional character from Dragon Ball
• 'upa'upa, a Tahitian dance

As the abbreviation UPA

• Uganda People's Army, a rebel group active from 1987-1992
• Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya), a Ukrainian nationalist partisan organization during and after World War II
• Ukrainian People's Army
• Ultimate Players Association, a North American governing body of Ultimate (since re-branded as USA Ultimate)
• Ultra Port Architecture, a computer bus developed by Sun Microsystems for its graphics workstations
• Utenti Pubblicità Associati, the Italian Advertisers' Association, based in Milan, Italy
• Universal Parliamentary Assembly, an alternative name for the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
• Uniform Partnership Act, a model statute proposed by the U.S. NCCUSL
• Unique Particle Attribution, a mechanism to prevent ambiguity in XML Schema
• United Productions of America, an USA-based animation studio, best known for cartoons such as Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing-Boing.
• United Progressive Alliance, a political coalition in power in the Indian Government, since 2004
• Ulster Protestant Action
• United States Professional Poolplayers Association (who use "UPA" instead of "USPPA")
• Universal Powerline Association, a body which promotes power line communication technology
• University Prep, a school in Seattle, Washington, USA
• University Preparatory Academy, a charter school in San Jose, California, USA
• University Press of America, a publisher of academic books;
• Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, a notational system for the Uralic languages
• Urban Protection Agency, a fictive organisation in the video game Project Eden
• Usability Professionals' Association a professional association for people interested in usability

As the abbreviation uPA

• Urokinase, a serine protease enzyme, also known as urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator or uPA