MIA | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of MIA in English MIAadjective uk /ˌem.aɪˈeɪ/ us /ˌem.aɪˈeɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for missing in action: used for saying that a member of the armed forces has not returned from fighting in a war but is not known for certain to be dead: High numbers of military were still listed as MIA. This is done routinely to identify the remains of MIA soldiers. informal abbreviation for missing in action: used for saying that someone or something has disappeared or that you are not able to contact someone: go MIA Adam just went MIA on Nina and stopped answering her calls. Sorry I've been MIA for a few days — I've been taking a break from the internet. Some of the documents we needed were MIA. Soldiers & people who fight in wars

• anti-guerrilla
• Anzac
• berserker
• cannon fodder
• cavalryman
• citizen soldier
• ex-serviceman
• foot soldier
• grenadier
• irregular
• paramilitary
• raider
• recruit
• scout
• shogun
• skirmisher
• soldier of fortune
• Unknown Soldier
• unsoldierly
• vanquisher

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Absent MIAnoun [ C ] uk /ˌem.aɪˈeɪ/ us /ˌem.aɪˈeɪ/ abbreviation for missing in action: a member of the armed forces who has not returned from fighting in a war but is not known for certain to be dead: The agency is responsible for tracking down MIAs. Unrecorded deaths in prison camps contributed to the high number of MIAs at that time. Absent

• absence
• absent
• absent without leave
• absentee
• absenteeism
• AWOL
• gap
• go AWOL idiom
• in absentia
• in someone's absence
• in the absence of someone/something
• missing
• negative
• non-attendance
• non-attender
• not anywhere to be found idiom
• nowhere
• nowhere to be found idiom
• station
• unrepresented

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in Chinese (Traditional) 任務中失踪（missing in action的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 任务中失踪（missing in action的缩写）… See more in Spanish forma abreviada de "missing in action":, desaparecido en combate, desaparecido en acción… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada de "missing in action"… See more Need a translator?

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