MIA

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MIA

  1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Miami International Airport, which serves Miami, Florida, United States.
    • 1975, John H. Reed, Transportation Safety Board, Safety Information (in English), page 30:
      I have visited more than half a dozen carrier training facilities, spent over 150 hours on jumpseats, piloted a Lockheed 1011 from MIA to LAX, visited numerous towers, rapcons, and centers, and discussed our commercial Air Transport System with everyone involved.

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Adjective

MIA

  1. (military) 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. (by extension) Absent for a long time.
    My friends have been MIA today.

Noun

MIA (uncountable)

  1. (Mormonism) Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.
    Synonyms: Mutual, Young Woman's, Young Men's
  2. (military) Initialism of missing in action., a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field

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(Mutual Improvement Association):

Proper noun

MIA

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

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