mia

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)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, not-comparable)Absent for a long time.

   “My friends have been MIA today.”

noun

1. (Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism 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.
3. (uncountable)An ancient bluffing game played with dice.
4. (Internet, uncountable)Bulimia nervosa.

name

1. (Indo-Aryan-linguistics, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Miami.

   “56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, 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.”

4. 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.”

   “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.”

5. A surname from Bengali.