mia

Noun (1)

mia (uncountable)

1. An ancient bluffing game played with dice.

Noun (2)

mia (uncountable)

1. (Internet) Bulimia nervosa.

Adjective capitalized: MIA

MIA (not comparable)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) 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. (broadly) Absent for a long time.
   • My friends have been MIA today.

Noun (3) capitalized: MIA

MIA (uncountable)

1. (Mormonism, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.

   Synonyms:

   Mutual, Young Woman's, Young Men's

2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: MIA

MIA

1. (Indo-Aryan-linguistics, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan.
2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Miami.
   • 56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992.1996, Marty Strasen, Basketball Almanac, 1996-97, page 415
3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Miami International Airport.
   • West of downtown Miami, MIA is about a 15- to 20-minute drive from most parts of the city.2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mia

IPA/ˈmiːə/

Mia

1. A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.
   • - - - 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.1991 February 24, Eric Lax, “Woody and Mia: A New York Story”, in The New York Times
   • 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.2025 December 14, Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial, “'Everyone says it'll never be me' - Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings”, in BBC

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Mia

IPA/ˈmiːə/

Mia (plural Mias)

1. A surname from Bengali.