Ia

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abbreviation

variants or IA

Iowa

-ia

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noun suffix

1

: pathological condition

hysteria

2

: genus of plants or animals

Fuchsia

3

: territory : world : society

suburbia

-ia

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plural noun suffix

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

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plural of -ium

Word History

Etymology

Noun suffix

New Latin, from Latin & Greek, suffix forming feminine nouns

Plural noun suffix

New Latin, from Latin (neuter plural of -ius, adjective ending) & Greek, neuter plural of -ios, adjective ending