IKEA

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/aɪˈkiːə//ɪˈkeɪ.ə//ˈaɪˌki.ə/Hong Kong/ɪˈki.a/

proper noun

An international, originally Swedish home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

IKEA1

proper noun

alternative Ikea

  1. An international, originally Swedish home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer.

    It seems Swedish gangs, apparently no longer satisfied with knocking over their local IKEA’s, have taken to sneaking little people into the cargo holds of the buses by stowing them in suitcases.

    2008 February 2, Luke Burbank, “Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!”, in National Public Radio
    1 more example

    Instruct the servant robot to clean the house, landscape the yard, and assemble several major pieces of IKEA furniture. Then, when your robot is power depleted and attempts to recharge, shut off the power to your house.

    2005, Daniel H. Wilson, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 126

Ikea2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of IKEA.

Origin

  1. SwedishIKEA
  2. SwedishIKEA
  3. EnglishIKEA

Borrowed from Swedish IKEA.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 宜家
  • 宜家 (ji⁴ gaa¹)international, originally Swedish retailer
Chinese Mandarin 宜家
  • 宜家 (Yíjiā)international, originally Swedish retailer
Czech IKEA
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer
Hebrew איקאה
  • איקאה (ikéa)international, originally Swedish retailer
Hungarian IKEA, Ikea
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer
  • Ikeainternational, originally Swedish retailer
Japanese イケア, IKEA (IKEA)
  • イケアinternational, originally Swedish retailer
  • IKEA (IKEA)international, originally Swedish retailer
Korean IKEA (IKEA), 이케아
  • IKEA (IKEA)international, originally Swedish retailer
  • 이케아international, originally Swedish retailer
Norwegian Bokmål IKEA, Ikea
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer
  • Ikeainternational, originally Swedish retailer
Polish IKEA
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer
Slovak IKEA
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer
Swedish IKEA, Ikea
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer
  • Ikeainternational, originally Swedish retailer
Thai อิเกีย
  • อิเกียinternational, originally Swedish retailer
Turkish IKEA
  • IKEAinternational, originally Swedish retailer

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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