[-ia] n suffix [NL, fr. L & Gk, suffix forming feminine nouns] 1: pathological condition "hysteria"
2: genus of plants or animals "Fuchsia"
3: territory: world: society "suburbia"
[2]-ia n pl suffix [NL, fr. L (neut. pl. of -ius, adj. ending) & Gk, neut. pl. of -ios, adj. ending] 1: higher taxon (as class or order) consisting of (such plants or animals) "Sauria"
2: things derived from or relating to (something specified) "militaria" [3]-ia pl of -ium