via

American  

[vahy-uh, vee-uh] / ˈvaɪ ə, ˈvi ə /

preposition

1. by a route that touches or passes through; by way of.

   From here, you would fly to Japan via the North Pole.

2. by the agency or means of.

   The task of identifying maps was entirely done by volunteers who were selected via an online campaign.

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noun

1. Architecture. a space between two mutules.

2. Electronics. an electrical connection between layers of a circuit board, usually made by placing conductive metal pads on each layer and drilling a hole through them, then adding more conductive metal to the inside of the hole.

via British  

/ ˈvaɪə /

preposition

1. by way of; by means of; through

   to London via Paris

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Etymology

Origin of via

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin viā, ablative of via “way”; see also way ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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via

Most of their adjustments are always to the upside, Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group, told MarketWatch via phone on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

The black-and-white striped mosquitoes were first detected in 2013 in California, likely arriving via human travel and cargo transport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The 38-year-old craftsman from Tangiers dropped everything to head to the border town of Fnideq after hearing via social media that the frontier was open.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Today, visitors enter via the ornate Nativity façade, on the church’s eastern side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Every plant inherited one copy from each parent—one allele from father, via sperm, and one from mother, via the egg.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee