Dictionary - Definition of Amia

Definition: Amia


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Type genus of the Amiidae.[Wordnet] 2. A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc.[Websters].
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Amia" is a common misspelling or typo for: Aim, Asia, Amid, Aria, Amiga, Samia, lamia, Maia, Apia, Amida, Damia, zamia, amnia.

Date "Amia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Amia \Am"i*a\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression kind of tunny.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Amia

Domain	Definition
Health	American Medical Informatics Association. (references)
Technology	See: Association of Moving Image Archivists. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
AMIA Bombing	The AMIA Bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association, AMIA) building. It was Argentina's deadliest bombing and the largest single incident of terrorism against Jews since World War II. Argentina is home to the largest Jewish community in Latin America. (references)
Amia calva	Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Amia	Type genus of the Amiidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
AMIA	English	American Metal Importers Association	N/A
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Amia, AMIA, or AMiA can refer to:

Bowfin, a fish genus
Anglican Mission in the Americas
Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, a Jewish community center located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For the 1994 terrorist attack see AMIA Bombing.
Name, Latin, the effiminate of the masculine Amory. Translates into beloved friend.
American Medical Informatics Association
The Association of Moving Image Archivists
Amia, a Neverwinter Nights roleplaying server.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Amia". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Amia
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
1994 AMIA bombing	33	1994 AMIA bombing	33
Amia	2	Amia	2
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonym: Amia
Position	Synonym (sorted by strength)
Expression	genus Amia.
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