mia
/ˈmiːə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.
Uncountable
name
name
Abbreviation of Miami.
name
Example Sentences
- "When his patrol didn't come back from the front, he and all his buddies were listed as MIA."
- "My friends have been MIA today."
- "56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992."
- "West of downtown Miami, MIA is about a 15- to 20-minute drive from most parts of the city."
- "- - - 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."
- "With the holiday break just around the corner, 21-year-old Mia Tretta was in her dorm with a friend studying for their final exams."
Etymology
Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.
Origin
Word Breakdown
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Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.