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MIA¹

adjective M.I.A. · M. I. A.

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of missing in action When his patrol didn't come back from the front, he and all his buddies were listed as MIA.
  2. broadly, not comparable Absent for a long time. My friends have been MIA today.

noun M.I.A. · M. I. A.

  1. Mormonism, abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association

    Similar: Mutual, Young Woman's, Young Men's

  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.

proper noun M.I.A. · M. I. A.

  1. Indo Aryan linguistics, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of Miami 56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992.
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Miami International Airport West of downtown Miami, MIA is about a 15- to 20-minute drive from most parts of the city.

mia²

  • /miː.ə/

Rhymes with -iːə

noun

  1. uncountable An ancient bluffing game played with dice.

mia³

  • /miː.ə/

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.

noun

  1. Internet, uncountable Bulimia nervosa.

Mia⁴

  • /ˈmiːə/

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish. - - - I know he thinks my name is awkward to say. He rarely calls me Mia." Christened Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, she couldn't pronounce Maria when she was a toddler and called herself Mia.

Mia⁵

  • /ˈmiːə/

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa). This surname is mostly found in Bengal.

proper noun Mias

  1. A surname from Bengali.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pow, mya, adjustment, king, mine, friend, macedonian, albanian, macedonia, missing, farrow, liv, mea, lost, absent, gone

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name female given name

中文米婭 /米娅 Mǐyà
DeutschMia
РусскийМи́я Míja

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{mia_2026,
  title = {mia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}