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abbreviation

Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby IA

hythergraph, Hywel Dda, hyzone, Hz, i, IA, IAA, IAAF, Iacocca, IADB, IAEA

Other definitions for IA (2 of 4)

-ia

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).

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

Other definitions for IA (3 of 4)

i.a.

abbreviation

in absentia.

Other definitions for IA (4 of 4)

Ia.

abbreviation

Iowa.

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How to use IA in a sentence

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) united in measures to stop fraud of the public treasury.
Citizen Nader Is Still on the Case|Harold Evans|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Late Tuesday afternoon, word hit Capitol Hill that 10-term Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) was retiring at the end of his term.
Latham’s Retirement Spurs Boehner Rumors|Ben Jacobs|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tom Harkin (D-IA) described the proposal to reporters as “a classic bait-and-switch.”
Congress Gets an ‘F’ on Student Loan Crisis|Eliza Shapiro, Ben Jacobs|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Co -7, IA -7, NH -7, WI-7, VA -5, NV -4, MI -4, FL -3, NC -3, MN -3, OH -2.
Various Thoughts: Demography, Rove, Morris, the Great Nate, &c.|Michael Tomasky|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But Rep. Steve King (R-IA) says the Obama team may have been looking at the wrong side of the aisle.
Tea Party Could Sink the Tax-Cut Deal in the House|Benjamin Sarlin|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We may fairly conclude that both these are later than the cell of St. Ia, which was on the site of the present parish church.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
La coigne est ia mise la racine des arbres: parquoy tout arbre qui ne fait pas bon fruit, sera coupp & iett au feu, Mat.
Printers' Marks|William Roberts
Persons who wish to visit Indianopolis will stop at Madison, Ia., and take the stage conveyance.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck
Phrenī′tis, inflammation of the brain; Phrenog′raphy, descriptive psychology; Phrenopath′ia, mental disease.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Rhythmom′eter, an instrument for marking rhythms for music, a metronome; Rhythmopœ′ia, the art of composing rhythmically.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for IA (1 of 2)

-ia

suffix forming nouns

occurring in place namesAlbania; Columbia

occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorderspneumonia; aphasia

occurring in words denoting condition or qualityutopia

occurring in names of botanical generaacacia; poinsettia

occurring in names of zoological classesReptilia

occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latinmarginalia; memorabilia; regalia

Word Origin for -ia

(for senses 1–4) New Latin, from Latin and Greek, suffix of feminine nouns; (for senses 5–6) from Latin, neuter plural suffix

British Dictionary definitions for IA (2 of 2)

Ia.

IA

abbreviation for

Iowa

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