| -ia 1 suff. 1. Disease; pathological or abnormal condition: anoxia. 2. Territory; country: Australia. [New Latin, from Latin -ia and Greek -i  , n. suff.] |
| -ia 2 suff. Things derived from, relating to, or belonging to: personalia. [Latin, neuter pl. of -ius, Greek, neuter pl. of -ios, n. and adj. suffixes.] |
-ia
suffix forming nouns
1. occurring in place names Albania Columbia
2. (Medicine / Pathology) occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders pneumonia aphasia
3. occurring in words denoting condition or quality utopia
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) occurring in names of botanical genera acacia poinsettia
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) occurring in names of zoological classes Reptilia
6. occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin marginalia memorabilia regalia
[(for senses 1-4) New Latin, from Latin and Greek, suffix of feminine nouns; (for senses 5-6) from Latin, neuter plural suffix]
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