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• IA
  IA

  abbreviation

  Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).
• -ia
  -ia

  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 ).
• Ia.
  Ia.

  abbreviation

  Iowa.
• i.a.
  i.a.

  abbreviation

  in absentia.

IA

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).

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-ia ² American  

1. 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 ).

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Ia. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa.

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i.a. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. in absentia.

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-ia ¹ British  

suffix

1. occurring in place names

   Albania

   Columbia

2. occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders

   pneumonia

   aphasia

3. occurring in words denoting condition or quality

   utopia

4. occurring in names of botanical genera

   acacia

   poinsettia

5. occurring in names of zoological classes

   Reptilia

6. occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin

   marginalia

   memorabilia

   regalia

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Ia. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Iowa

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Etymology

Origin of -ia

From New Latin, Latin, Greek, equivalent to -i- (formative or connective) or -ī- ( Greek -ei- ) + -a, feminine singular or neuter plural noun or adjective ending

Example Sentences

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IA -ia Ia. i.a.

"That would be a catastrophe. He's going to be so furious," Aqqaluk Lynge, a founder of IA, said of Trump.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Using radar and aircraft flight data, IA monitors aircraft as they begin their approach.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

The 2021 growth rate was below the 11% compound average annual increase seen in the last 10 years, according to an IA survey.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022

Yes, running the IA costs money–a lot of money.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2022

If a statement is marked IA, apparently it is both primary and secondary, clearly an impossibility.

From Practical Argumentation by George K. Pattee

Puparium -ia: in Diptera, the thickened larval skin within which the pupa is formed.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Stadium -ia: the interval between the molts of larvae:= instar q.v.: any one period in the development of an insect.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Longicorn -ia: having the antennae as long or longer than the body; specifically the Cerambycid beetles.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Mastigium -ia: telescopic anal organs in certain caterpillars, serving to repel attacks of parasites.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Osmaterium -ia: fleshy, tubular, eversible processes producing a penetrating odor, capable of being projected through a slit in the prothoracic segment of certain Papilionid caterpillars, and from openings elsewhere in the bodies of other forms.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Dubuque, Ia., is a metropolis which has long been held up to derision by popular sophists.

From Time Magazine Archive

College athletes last week congregated in two places—westerners in Des Moines, Ia., for the annual Drake Relay Carnival; easterners on Franklin Field, Philadelphia, for the annual Penn Relays.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sergeant Donald Broe, of Waterloo, Ia., proudly waited to drive the General behind the four-starred flag on the hood.

From Time Magazine Archive

She attended the State conventions at Ames, Ia., and at Emporia, Kan., where she was the guest of Senator and Mrs. Kellogg.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

Shaw put up checks, but the young man didn't know me, so I had to go back to Walker, Ia., and draw my $2,500.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle) Spencer

The researchers still don't know how much urolithin A is needed to improve memory and alleviate symptoms of i.a.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

A substance naturally occurring in i.a. pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts can improve memory and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen concludes.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024