IA

or Ia

Iowa

  1. name of a country: India
  2. name of a disease: pneumonia
  3. name of an ancient Greek or Roman festival: Lupercalia
  4. any of certain words formed in Greek or Latin and carried over into English: militia
  5. the English plural of any of certain Greek or Latin words: paraphernalia
  6. Bot. generic name of any of certain plants: zinnia
  7. 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
  1. Disease; pathological or abnormal condition: anoxia.
  2. 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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