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BIA¹

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Bureau of Indian Affairs (a U.S. government federal agency for dealing with Native Amerindians).
  2. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Board of Immigration Appeals If one party opposes recalendaring or does not “affirmatively indicate” a nonopposition, the immigration court or the BIA must consider the following factors in determining whether to grant the motion to recalendar the case:

Bia²

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

proper noun

  1. Greek The goddess and personification of force.

Bia³

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Akabea.

    Similar: Akabea

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name Greek goddess of force

한국어비아
FrançaisBia
ΕλληνικάΒία Vía
РусскийБия Bija

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"BIA." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

BIA. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bia

Chicago

"BIA." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bia.

BibTeX
@misc{bia_2026,
  title = {BIA},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}