IA

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).

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-ia ² American  

1. 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 ).

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Ia. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa.

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i.a. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. in absentia.

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-ia ¹ British  

suffix

1. occurring in place names

   Albania

   Columbia

2. occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders

   pneumonia

   aphasia

3. occurring in words denoting condition or quality

   utopia

4. occurring in names of botanical genera

   acacia

   poinsettia

5. occurring in names of zoological classes

   Reptilia

6. occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin

   marginalia

   memorabilia

   regalia

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Ia. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Iowa

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

"That would be a catastrophe. He's going to be so furious," Aqqaluk Lynge, a founder of IA, said of Trump.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Por eso aconsejo a los profesores que empiecen a experimentar ellos mismos con ChatGPT y otras herramientas de IA generativa, con el objetivo de llegar a dominar la tecnología tanto como muchos de sus alumnos.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Hay muchas formas en las que la IA podría contribuir a remodelar las aulas.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2023

En vísperas de este curso escolar, he hablado con muchos profesores de primaria y secundaria, administradores escolares y miembros del profesorado universitario sobre su opinión acerca de la IA en la actualidad.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2023

In the same way IA would stand for the current in the filament circuit.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John