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IA

or Ia

Iowa

name of a country: India
name of a disease: pneumonia
name of an ancient Greek or Roman festival: Lupercalia
any of certain words formed in Greek or Latin and carried over into English: militia
the English plural of any of certain Greek or Latin words: paraphernalia
Bot. generic name of any of certain plants: zinnia
Zool. name of any of certain classes, orders, etc.: Reptilia

Origin: for 1, 2, 7 (& sometimes 4), L -ia & Gr -ia < -i-, thematic vowel + -a, noun suffix of 1st declension; for 3, 5, 6 (& sometimes 4), L -ia & Gr -ia, neut. pl. ending of L nouns in -ium & Gr nouns in -ion; -i-, thematic vowel + -a, suffix

See IA in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Ia.

abbreviation

Iowa

abbreviation

in absentia

suffix

Disease; pathological or abnormal condition: anoxia.
Territory; country: Australia.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin -ia

Origin: and Greek -iā, n. suff

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suffix

Things derived from, relating to, or belonging to: personalia.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , neuter pl. of -ius

Origin: , Greek

Origin: , neuter pl. of -ios, n. and adj. suffixes

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