tia

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UK/tiːə/

proper noun

A female given name.

Similar
transient ischemic attack
OriginEstonian Tiia →
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Meanings

tia1

proper noun

alternative TIA

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Telecommunications Industry Association.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of This Is Africa, a business newspaper.
nountia (plural tias)

plural tias · alternative TIA

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of transient ischemic attack.
phrase

alternative TIA

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of thanks in advance.

Tia2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

TIA3

phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of thanks in advance.
nounTIA (plural TIAs)

plural TIAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of transient ischemic attack.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Telecommunications Industry Association.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Total Information Awareness.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of This Is Africa: a business publication.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage

Similar
transient ischemic attack
Broader
ischemiaischaemia
Also see
transient ischemic attack

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. EstonianTiia
  2. EnglishTia

Invented in the latter half of the twentieth century. It can be explained as a short form of Letitia or Venetia, or from Estonian Tiia, pet form of Dorothea.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taiitaait
Cite this entry
APA

tia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tia

MLA

“tia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tia.

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