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Zia¹

  • /ˈziː.ə/ UK
  • /ˈzi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.
  2. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
  3. Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.

Zia²

  • /ˈziː.ə/ UK
  • /ˈzi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

Likely borrowed from Spanish Zía, from Eastern Keres Tsi'ya.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to the Zia Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Keres they speak.

noun Zia · Zias

  1. collective, countable, in plural, uncountable A federally recognized tribe of Keres-speaking Pueblo people in Sandoval County, New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol.
  2. countable An individual member of this tribe.

proper noun

  1. The pueblo inhabited by these people.

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{zia_2026,
  title = {Zia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}