English Explanatory Dictionary

Zia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.
  2. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
  3. A pueblo in New Mexico.
  4. Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.
noun
  1. An indigenous nation inhabiting a reservation in New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol.

Word forms

Zia

Etymology

(Arabic name): Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish.

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