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MIA en · ADJ

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of missing in action.
   alt 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, not-comparable) Absent for a long time.
   • My friends have been MIA today.

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Relateds

KIA · LIA · WIA

MIA en · NOUN

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1. (Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.
   alt of Mutual Improvement Association
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.
   alt of missing in action

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Mutual · Young Men's · Young Woman's

MIA en · PROPN

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1. (Indo-Aryan-linguistics, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan.
   alt of Middle Indo-Aryan
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Miami.
   alt of Miami
   • 56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992. 1996, Marty Strasen, Basketball Almanac, 1996-97, page 415:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Miami International Airport.
   alt 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:

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