BIA

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proper noun

The goddess and personification of force.

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Akabea
OriginAncient Greek Βία →
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Meanings

BIA1

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Bureau of Indian Affairs (a U.S. government federal agency for dealing with Native Amerindians).
  2. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Board of Immigration Appeals.

    If one party opposes recalendaring or does not “affirmatively indicate” a nonopposition, the immigration court or the BIA must consider the following factors in determining whether to grant the motion to recalendar the case:

    2025 July 28, Kate Mahoney and Merle Kahn, “RESPONDING TO DHS MOTIONS TO RECALENDAR”, in Immigrant Legal Resource Center, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2025, page 2

Bia2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe goddess and personification of force.

Bia3

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Akabea.

    Synonyms: Akabea

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Akabea.

Similar
Akabea
Also see
akabea

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΒία
  2. EnglishBia

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βία
  • Βία (Bía)Greek goddess of force
Bulgarian Биа
  • БиаGreek goddess of force
French Bia
  • BiaGreek goddess of force
Greek Βία
  • Βία (Vía)Greek goddess of force
Korean 비아
  • 비아Greek goddess of force
Russian Бия
  • Бия (Bija)Greek goddess of force
Ukrainian Біа
  • БіаGreek goddess of force

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AbibaiIBA
Cite this entry
APA

BIA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BIA

MLA

“BIA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BIA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BIA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BIA.

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