English Explanatory Dictionary

MIA

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Initialism of missing in action.
  2. Absent for a long time.
noun
  1. Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.
  2. Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.
name
  1. Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan.
  2. Abbreviation of Miami.
  3. Initialism of Miami International Airport.
noun
  1. An ancient bluffing game played with dice.
noun
  1. Bulimia nervosa.
name
  1. A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.
name
  1. A surname from Bengali.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-MIA.wav /miː.ə/ en-au-mia.ogg /ˈmiːə/

Word forms

MIA M.I.A. M. I. A. Mias

Etymology

Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.

Synonyms

Mutual Young Woman's Young Men's

Related words

KIA WIA LIA ana pro-ana mamma mia mia luang mia mia mia noi

Derived words

pro-mia
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