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MIA

adjective

  1. missing in action
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːə/ / /miː.ə/

adj

  1. Initialism of missing in action.

    When his patrol didn't come back from the front, he and all his buddies were listed as MIA.

  2. Absent for a long time.

    My friends have been MIA today.

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa). This surname is mostly found in Bengal.

  1. A surname from Bengali.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.

  1. Bulimia nervosa.