Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tia

/tiːə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: tia
IPA: /tiːə/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Telecommunications Industry Association.

name

Initialism of This Is Africa, a business newspaper.

noun

Initialism of transient ischemic attack.

phrase

Initialism of thanks in advance.

name

A female given name.

phrase

Initialism of thanks in advance.

noun

Initialism of transient ischemic attack.

name

Initialism of Telecommunications Industry Association.

Etymology

Invented in the latter half of the twentieth century. It can be explained as a short form of Letitia or Venetia, or from Estonian Tiia, pet form of Dorothea.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /tiːə/

Inflected Forms

tias (plural)

Synonyms

transient ischemic attack

Rhymes With

idea korea maria garcia mia sofia ia sophia diarrhea ikea shia leah

Questions

How do you pronounce tia?: The recorded pronunciation is /tiːə/.
What does tia mean?: Initialism of Telecommunications Industry Association.
Where does tia come from?: Invented in the latter half of the twentieth century. It can be explained as a short form of Letitia or Venetia, or from Estonian Tiia, pet form of Dorothea.

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