MIA
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈɛmˌaɪˈeɪ/
- Jargon
:
desaparecido
- Thach based this on Vietnam's proposed willingness to work toward resolving the POW/MIA issue and the fact that most of Vietnam's forces had withdrawn from Cambodia.
- POW/MIA
- MIA issue
- families of MIAs
Examples
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I met him when I was directing that documentary on America's MIAs.
Fiction book (1995) -
Including American MIAs.
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He has expressed his deep concern over the MIA issue.
Academic text (1993) -
He begins working in a Bureau, which is dealing with Mia soldiers.
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In turn, the Vietnamese requested assistance in finding their own MIAs, who number in the hundreds of thousands.
Academic text (2000) -
We're going back to Nam to rescue some MIAs.
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We only made a reference in passing to the jukebox because the show concentrated on overseas efforts to locate American MIAs.
Fiction book (1995) -
The two countries reached an agreement to provide equipment to clear an estimated 3.5 million remaining land mines, undertake joint research on the harmful effects of Agent Orange, and continue cooperating on American MIAs.
Academic text (2000) -
Families are still searching for their loved ones classified as MIA after the war.
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The search teams are dedicated to locating the MIA soldiers from the conflict.
Synonyms
A person who disappears suddenly and without explanation
Surface Forms
Etymology
As a noun, MIA comes from the military label Missing in Action, used for a person whose place was 'unknown' after a battle. That's why MIA can mean a person who is missing or not answering messages.