IA
1 Americanabbreviation
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Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).
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a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names of diseases (malaria; anemia ), placenames (Italia; Romania ), names of Roman feasts (Lupercalia ), Latin or Latinizing plurals (Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia ), and in other loanwords from Latin (militia ).
abbreviation
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Iowa.
abbreviation
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in absentia.
suffix
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occurring in place names
Albania
Columbia
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occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders
pneumonia
aphasia
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occurring in words denoting condition or quality
utopia
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occurring in names of botanical genera
acacia
poinsettia
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occurring in names of zoological classes
Reptilia
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occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin
marginalia
memorabilia
regalia
abbreviation
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Iowa
Etymology
Origin of -ia
From New Latin, Latin, Greek, equivalent to -i- (formative or connective) or -ī- ( Greek -ei- ) + -a, feminine singular or neuter plural noun or adjective ending
Example Sentences
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Ever-changing patterns dance across LED strips in two of the four pieces in "Dynamic Loop-Modulating Algorithm," Chen’s show at IA&A at Hillyer.
From Washington Post
"Although IA has the right to lend print books it lawfully acquired, it does not have the right to scan those books and lend the digital copies en masse," he wrote.
From Reuters
"Sprig," the Philadelphia artist’s IA&A at Hillyer show, features pieces that stretch or suspend fabric on wooden armatures.
From Washington Post
Using radar and aircraft flight data, IA monitors aircraft as they begin their approach.
From Seattle Times
There’s a lot of portraiture, actual or symbolic, in "The Ties That Bind," presented by the Millennium Art Salon at IA&A at Hillyer.
From Washington Post
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