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
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) united in measures to stop fraud of the public treasury.
Late Tuesday afternoon, word hit Capitol Hill that 10-term Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) was retiring at the end of his term.
Tom Harkin (D-IA) described the proposal to reporters as “a classic bait-and-switch.”
Congress Gets an ‘F’ on Student Loan Crisis | Eliza Shapiro, Ben Jacobs | June 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCo -7, IA -7, NH -7, WI-7, VA -5, NV -4, MI -4, FL -3, NC -3, MN -3, OH -2.
Various Thoughts: Demography, Rove, Morris, the Great Nate, &c. | Michael Tomasky | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Rep. Steve King (R-IA) says the Obama team may have been looking at the wrong side of the aisle.
Tea Party Could Sink the Tax-Cut Deal in the House | Benjamin Sarlin | December 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
We may fairly conclude that both these are later than the cell of St. IA, which was on the site of the present parish church.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. SalmonLa coigne est IA mise la racine des arbres: parquoy tout arbre qui ne fait pas bon fruit, sera coupp & iett au feu, Mat.
Printers' Marks | William RobertsPersons who wish to visit Indianopolis will stop at Madison, IA., and take the stage conveyance.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West | J. M. PeckPhrenī′tis, inflammation of the brain; Phrenog′raphy, descriptive psychology; Phrenopath′IA, mental disease.
Rhythmom′eter, an instrument for marking rhythms for music, a metronome; Rhythmopœ′IA, the art of composing rhythmically.
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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