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# tia

«tia» in Mova's school dictionary: **a girl's name** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

name (Tia); Spanish/Portuguese word (tía, tia)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Tia is a girl's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#m1)

2) (Spanish and Portuguese) Tía (Spanish) and tia (Portuguese) mean aunt; it sounds like TEE-uh to an English ear. It is not an English word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#m2)

3) (abbreviation, medicine) TIA stands for transient ischaemic attack, a mini-stroke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and classes, Tia may be a character's name. In families with Spanish or Portuguese roots, including many Latino families in the USA, children call their aunt Tía, and their uncle Tío. In health, a TIA is a short warning stroke and needs a doctor at once.

### examples

- Tia sits next to me in class. (a name) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#x1)
- My tía makes the best tamales. (Spanish) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#x2)
- Tía Rosa is visiting from Mexico. (Spanish) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#x3)
- Tio and Tia mean uncle and aunt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#x4)
- Grandad had a TIA and went to hospital. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#x5)
- Tia scored the winning goal. (a name) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/#x6)

### note

As a name it takes a capital T. In Spanish it is written tía with an accent. Not an English word. TIA in capitals is a medical abbreviation.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tia» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tia/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.