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MIA.

Initialism of missing in action.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Initialism of missing in action.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · not-comparable
    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.

    broadly · not-comparable
    My friends have been MIA today.
noun

  1. Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.

    Mormonism · abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · uncountable

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

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · uncountable
name

  1. Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan.

    Indo-Aryan-linguistics · abbreviation · alt-of · initialism

  2. Abbreviation of Miami.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  3. Initialism of Miami International Airport.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
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