IA
Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).
Other definitions for -ia (2 of 4)
a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names of diseases (malaria; anemia), placenames (Italia; Romania), names of Roman feasts (Lupercalia), Latin or Latinizing plurals (Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia), and in other loanwords from Latin (militia).
Origin of -ia
2Other definitions for i.a. (3 of 4)
in absentia.
Other definitions for Ia. (4 of 4)
Iowa.
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How to use IA in a sentence
Apomorphia, a-po-morf′i-a, n. an alkaloid prepared from morphia by heating hydrochloric acid—a rapid and powerful emetic.
The idea expressed in English by the sentence I came to give it to her is rendered in Chinook by i-n-i-a-l-u-d-am.
Language | Edward SapirPolyadelph, pol′i-a-delf, n. a plant having its stamens united in three or more bundles by the filaments.
Polyacoustic, pol-i-a-kowst′ik, adj. multiplying or magnifying sound.
Quassia, kwash′i-a, n. a South American tree, the bitter wood and bark of which are used as a tonic.
British Dictionary definitions for -ia (1 of 2)
occurring in place names: Albania; Columbia
occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders: pneumonia; aphasia
occurring in words denoting condition or quality: utopia
occurring in names of botanical genera: acacia; poinsettia
occurring in names of zoological classes: Reptilia
occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin: marginalia; memorabilia; regalia
Origin of -ia
1British Dictionary definitions for Ia. (2 of 2)
Iowa
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