SINCE 1828
Ia
abbreviation
variants:
or IA
Definition of Ia
(Entry 1 of 4)
Iowa
-ia
noun suffixDefinition of -ia (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: pathological condition
hysteria
2
: genus of plants or animals
Fuchsia
3
: territory : world : society
suburbia
Definition of -ia (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: higher taxon (such as class or order) consisting of (such plants or animals)
Sauria
2
: things derived from or relating to (something specified)
militaria
-ia
Definition of -ia (Entry 4 of 4)
plural of -ium
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