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sia

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What does sia mean?

particle

  1. Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, surprise, exhaustion or exasperation.

noun

  1. Initialism of Social Impact Assessment.

proper noun

  1. An ancient Egyptian god, the personification of perception.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A surname from Hokkien
  2. A female given name.

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In certain ceremonials of the Sia, as Mrs. Stevenson informs us, young children take part.
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
Chimuclani or Bato, or Chabal, or Chanispero manjaró; sata sia on or presimelo, aocana, y gajeres: on los sicles de los sicles.—Anarania.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
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Giusto gindizio dalle stelle caggia Sopra il tuo sangue, e sia nuovo ed aperto, Tal che il tuo successor temenza n' aggia: Cheavete tu e il tuo padre sofferto, Per cupidigia di costa distretti, Che il giardin dell' imperio sia diserto.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486