MIA
missing in action.
MIA
1 American
MIA's,
plural
MIAs
plural
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missing in action.
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a soldier declared missing in action.
M.I.A.
2
American
abbreviation
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Master of International Affairs.
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Military. missing in action.
MIA
British
abbreviation
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military missing in action: officially unaccounted for following combat
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(in Australia) Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
Example Sentences
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A 5-year-old San Bernardino girl, Amada Mia Brown, vanished in high surf last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The body of missing 5-year-old Amada Mia Brown of San Bernardino was recovered in Laguna Beach on Thursday, two days after she vanished in high surf.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
After her initial meeting with Sullivan, Mia said she met him again on one other occasion, when she returned to his house.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Mia - not her real name - was a 20-year-old newcomer when, she said, she had gone to Sullivan's house for a meeting, which she had thought would be about working for the Sport.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
When he wouldn’t nap, Mia lay next to him in the center of their parents’ bed, blankets heaped around them in a chenille nest, singing him songs and patting his cheek until he dozed.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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