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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

See Examples For:

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

"Although IA has the right to lend print books it lawfully acquired, it does not have the right to scan those books and lend the digital copies en masse," he wrote.

From Reuters ● Mar. 25, 2023

Now in active use at Heathrow, IA enables up to two additional landings per hour in calm conditions and reduces circling time by around 4,784 hours each year, airport officials say.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

Despite these points, other experts Slate spoke with were doubtful that the archive could prevail, emphasizing that the dispute hinges less on philosophical points of view than on the unilateral actions the IA took.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2022

Now it is clear that IA is parallel to the incident ray RC, since IB is equal to CK, and IA equal to KO, and the angles A and O are right angles.

From Treatise on Light by Christiaan Huygens

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

Ommatidium -ia: one of the elements of which the compound eye is composed.

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

Facialium -ia: Diptera; that portion of the face between the lower part of the frontal fissure and the antennal fovea.

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

They always have -ī in the Ablative Singular, -ia in the Nominative, Accusative, and Vocative Plural, and -ium in the Genitive Plural, thus holding more steadfastly to the i-character than do Masculine and Feminine ĭ-Stems.

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In the current library report of Cedar Rapids, Ia., is outlined in detail a course of 12 lessons on bookmaking, the card catalog, and reference books.

From Library Work with Children by Alice Isabel Hazeltine

At Evansville, Ia., stage lines are connected with Vincennes and Terre Haute; and at Shawneetown twice a week to Carlyle, Ill., where it intersects the line from Louisville to St. Louis.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck

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

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