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Look up PIA or pia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pia or PIA may refer to: Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales, a French commune Pia, Iran, a village in Razavi
Pia
National airline of Pakistan
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is the national flag carrier of Pakistan. With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan_International_Airlines
American actress and singer (born 1954)
Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani; May 4, 1954) is an American actress and singer. She debuted as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater
Pia_Zadora
Filipina actress, beauty queen, and Miss Universe 2015 winner (born 1989)
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach-Jauncey (Tagalog: [ˈpiː.ɐ ʔɐˈloːn.so ˈwəːɾts.bɐk ˈd͡ʒoːn.si]; German: [ˈvʊʁtsbax]; English: /ˈwɜːrtsbæk, -bɑːk/ WURTS-ba(h)k; born
Pia_Wurtzbach
Senator of the Philippines since 2019 (born 1966)
Pilar Juliana "Pia" Schramm Cayetano (Tagalog: [ˈpija kajɛˈtano]; born March 22, 1966), also known as Pia Compañera Cayetano, is a Filipino politician
Pia_Cayetano
Portuguese association football club
Casa Pia Atlético Clube, commonly known as Casa Pia, is a Portuguese multi-sports club founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its
Casa_Pia_A.C.
Australian actress, model and television presenter (born 1983)
Pia Whitesell (née Loyola Blanco; born 2 November 1983) is an Australian model, actress and television presenter. Whitesell came to prominence after winning
Pia_Whitesell
Cognomen of several Roman legions
Pia Fidelis, Latin feminine form for "pious and faithful", was the cognomen of several Roman legions, awarded by an emperor when the legion had proved
Pia_Fidelis
American singer (born 1996)
Pia Mia Perez (born September 19, 1996) is a Guamanian singer, actress, and author. She began her music career posting song covers on YouTube; after being
Pia_Mia
Estonian musical group
Pia Fraus is a dream pop and shoegaze band based in Tallinn, Estonia, formed in 1998. "Pia Fraus" is a Latin saying, meaning "pious fraud" or "small lie"
Pia_Fraus
Meningeal structure
Pia mater (/ˈpaɪ.ə ˈmeɪtər/ or /ˈpiːə ˈmɑːtər/), often referred to as simply the pia, is the delicate innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes surrounding
Pia_mater
Swedish television reporter (born 1938)
Friedel Pia Lindström (born 20 September 1938) is a Swedish-American television journalist, and the first child of actress Ingrid Bergman. Lindström is
Pia_Lindström
First Lady of Chile since 2026
María Pía Adriasola Barroilhet (born 9 March 1966) is a Chilean lawyer and activist. She is the First Lady of Chile, as the wife of José Antonio Kast
Pía_Adriasola
American singer (born 1988)
Pia Toscano (born October 14, 1988) is an American singer. Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of American Idol. In 2016, she released the EP Belong
Pia_Toscano
American murder defendant (born 1964)
Andrea Pia Yates (née Kennedy; born July 3, 1964) is an American woman from Houston, Texas, who confessed to drowning her five children in their bathtub
Andrea_Yates
Italian lawyer and photographer (1855–1941)
Secondo Pia (9 September 1855 – 7 September 1941) was an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer. He is best known for taking the first photographs of
Secondo_Pia
American heiress and socialite (born 1966)
Pia Christina Miller Getty (born 1966) is a socialite and heiress. She is the eldest daughter of Robert Warren Miller, an American-born British businessman
Pia_Getty
Topics referred to by the same term
PIAS or Pias may refer to: PIAS Group, a Belgian music company PIAS Recordings (Play It Again Sam), an independent record label based in Brussels and
PIAS
Swedish chess grandmaster (born 1963)
Pia Ann Rosa-Della Cramling (born 23 April 1963) is a Swedish chess grandmaster who in 1992 became the fifth woman to earn this title from FIDE. Since
Pia_Cramling
Filipino journalist
Ana Patricia "Pia" Navarro Hontiveros-Pagkalinawan (Tagalog: [ˈpija ɔntɪˈverɔs]) is a Filipina broadcast journalist. She is known for hosting politics-oriented
Pia_Hontiveros
Italian princess (born 1934)
Maria Pia Elena Elisabetta Margherita Milena Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennara di Savoia (born 24 September 1934), known as Princess Maria Pia of Savoy,
Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma
Princess_Maria_Pia_of_Bourbon-Parma
French semi-professional rugby league club
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a French Rugby league team based in Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. SM Pia XIII was founded in
Baroudeurs_de_Pia_XIII
Video game series
Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!, Pia Carrot e Youkoso!!) is a Japanese visual novel series by Cocktail Soft (a part of F&C, later F&C FC02)
Welcome_to_Pia_Carrot!!
Swedish footballer and manager (born 1960)
Pia Mariane Sundhage (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpîːa ˈsɵ̂nːdˌhɑːɡɛ], born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former player who currently
Pia_Sundhage
Indian actress
Pia Bajpiee is an Indian actress and model who appears primarily in Tamil and Hindi films. She is best known for her performances in Venkat Prabhu's comedy
Pia_Bajpiee
Swiss painter (born 1955)
Pia Fries (born 6 October 1955) is a Swiss painter. Fries was born in Beromünster, Switzerland and studied sculpture in Lucerne in 1980, and painting
Pia_Fries
Gate of the Aurelian walls, a landmark of Rome, Italy
Porta Pia was one of the northern gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. One of Pope Pius IV's civic improvements to the city, it is named after
Porta_Pia
Airlines Corporation, commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office
List of Pakistan International Airlines destinations
List_of_Pakistan_International_Airlines_destinations
2020 aviation accident in Pakistan
International Airlines (PIA). The last routine maintenance check on the aircraft before the accident was conducted by PIA's engineering department on
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
Pakistan_International_Airlines_Flight_8303
Filipino actress and host (born 1974)
Liana Pia Guanio Mago (Tagalog: [ˈpija ˈgwɐnjɔ]; born October 24, 1974) is a Filipina television presenter. She served as an anchor of Showbiz Central
Pia_Guanio
Name list
Pia is a feminine given name. In Spanish, it is spelled Pía. Pia Adelsteen (born 1963), Danish politician Pia Beckmann (born 1963), German politician
Pia_(given_name)
Queen of Portugal from 1862 to 1889
Dona Maria Pia (16 October 1847 – 5 July 1911) was by birth an Italian princess of the House of Savoy and by marriage Queen of Portugal as the wife of
Maria_Pia_of_Savoy
Portuguese educational institution
The Casa Pia is a Portuguese institution founded by Maria I, known as A Pia ("Mary the Pious"), and organized by Police Intendant Pina Manique in 1780
Casa_Pia
Australian actress (born 1973)
Pia Miranda is an Australian actress. Her career was launched with her role in the 2000 feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on
Pia_Miranda
Musical instrument
The phin pia is a chest-resonated stick zither with two to five strings. It is considered the national instrument of Northern Thailand.[citation needed]
Phin_pia
German pool player (born 1998)
Pia Filler (née Blaeser; born 7 June 1998) is a German professional pool player from Stolberg. Pia is married to 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Pia_Filler
Norwegian actress (born 1977)
Pia Merete Tjelta (born 12 September 1977, in Sola Municipality) is a Norwegian actress. Tjelta graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
Pia_Tjelta
German sculptor (born 1959)
Pia Stadtbäumer (born 1959 in Münster) is a German sculptor. Stadtbäumer is known for her realistic, figurative sculptures. Stadtbäumer entered the Düsseldorf
Pia_Stadtbäumer
Slovenian tennis player (born 2002)
Pia Lovrič (born 23 April 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player. Lovrič has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 438, reached on 17 March 2025. She
Pia_Lovrič
2017 film
Pappa Pia is a 2017 Hungarian comedy film directed by Gábor Csupó. Tamás Szabó Kimmel [hu] as Tomi Bernadett Ostorhazi [hu] as Mara Feró Nagy as Papi
Pappa_Pia
American actress (born 1958)
Michelle Bauer (born October 1, 1958), also credited as Pia Snow, Kim Bittner, and Michelle McClellan, is an American actress, model, and B-movie scream
Michelle_Bauer
Music arena in Yokohama, Japan
Pia Arena MM (ぴあアリーナMM) is a dedicated music arena in Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Pia Corporation. Before
Pia_Arena_MM
Brazilian footballer
Inácio (born 22 March 1982), commonly known as Piá, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. Piá got his start by playing for Atalanta in Serie
Piá_(footballer,_born_1982)
Aviation accident in Havelian, Pakistan
investigation further revealed that faulty maintenance practices within PIA were to blame for such failures and the issue had been allowed to happen
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661
Pakistan_International_Airlines_Flight_661
French author, journalist and illustrator (1903–1979)
Pascal Pia (15 August 1903, Paris – 27 September 1979, Paris), born Pierre Durand, was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used
Pascal_Pia
Bridge in Porto/Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Maria Pia Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Maria Pia), commonly known as Dona Maria Pia Bridge (Ponte de Dona Maria Pia), is a railway bridge built in 1877 and
Maria_Pia_Bridge
Titular Duchess of Parma (1849–1882)
Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies (2 August 1849 – 29 September 1882) was a Princess of the Two Sicilies and titular Duchess consort of Parma as the wife
Princess Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies
Princess_Maria_Pia_of_the_Two_Sicilies
Topics referred to by the same term
Maria Pia may refer to: Princess Maria Pia of Savoy (1847–1911), married to Luís I of Portugal Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1849–1882)
Maria_Pia
Princess of Liechtenstein and diplomat (born 1960)
Princess Maria-Pia of Liechtenstein (Maria-Pia Ludovika Ulrika Elisabeth Paschaline Katharina Ignazia Lucia Johanna Josefa; born 6 August 1960), also
Princess Maria-Pia of Liechtenstein
Princess_Maria-Pia_of_Liechtenstein
Peruvian television presenter, actress and producer
María Pía Copello Hora (born 22 January 1977) is a Peruvian television presenter, actress, singer, producer and influencer. She achieved popularity for
María_Pía_Copello
Piazza Pia is a historic square located in the Borgo district of Rome, located between Castel Sant'Angelo and Via della Conciliazione. The square was
Piazza_Pia
South Korean rock band
Pia (Korean: 피아) was a South Korean rock band formed in Busan in 1998. Meaning 'the Universe and I' or 'You and I' in Chinese characters (Pi:彼 A:我), Pia
Pia_(band)
German volleyball player
Pia Sabrina Walkenhorst (born 15 November 1993 in Essen, Germany) is a German volleyball player. Walkenhorst comes from a volleyball family. Her father
Pia_Walkenhorst
Planetarium in Karachi, Pakistan
The PIA Planetarium, Karachi is a planetarium in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on University Road near the Expo Centre. It is
PIA_Planetarium,_Karachi
Kelly Skidmore endorse Pia Dandiya for Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 26, 2025. Scheckner, Jesse (May 28, 2026). "Pia Dandiya announces wave
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida
Norwegian artist (born 1960)
Pia Myrvold (styled as Pia MYrvoLD) is a Norwegian artist and designer specialized in interactive art interfaces. In her work she mixes technology and
Pia_Myrvold
Portuguese criminal case involving institutional child sexual abuse
The Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal was a case of child sexual abuses involving a number of children and employees at Casa Pia, a Portuguese state-run
Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal
Casa_Pia_child_sexual_abuse_scandal
Italian actress (born 1939)
Maria Pia Di Meo (born Maria Pia Tempestini, 23 September 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress, best known for being the official voice dubber
Maria_Pia_Di_Meo
Italian-German biologist, tropical ecologist, photographer and author
Pia Parolin (born 24 August 1965 in Italy) is an Italian-German biologist, tropical ecologist, photographer, and author. Her scientific work has focused
Pia_Parolin
Three membranes protecting the brain
have been clearly identified: the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. Each layer has its own molecularly distinct type of fibroblasts. The
Meninges
Danish politician (born 1971)
Pia Olsen Dyhr (born 30 November 1971) is a Danish politician and leader of the Green Left serving as Minister of Economic Affairs and the Interior since
Pia_Olsen_Dyhr
Filmmaker (born 1971)
Pia Marais (born 1971) is a South African filmmaker based in Germany. Pia Marais was born in Johannesburg to a Swedish mother and South African father
Pia_Marais
Peak national body for town planning and planning profession
Institute of Australia (PIA) is the peak national body representing town planning and the planning profession in Australia. PIA represents approximately
Planning_Institute_Australia
Filipino model and actor
Pia Reyes (born July 3, 1964) is a Filipino American model and actress. Reyes graduated class of 1982 at Haverford High School. She was the November 1988
Pia_Reyes
Finnish politician (born 1966)
Pia Liisa Kauma (born 20 October 1966) is a Finnish politician, who serves as a Member of the Finnish parliament. She also serves as a member of the City
Pia_Kauma
German volleyball player (born 1998)
Pia Kästner (born 29 June 1998 in Eisenhüttenstadt) is a German volleyball player. She participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
Pia_Kästner
Topics referred to by the same term
PIA Planetarium may refer to: PIA Planetarium, Karachi, Pakistan PIA Planetarium, Lahore, Pakistan PIA Planetarium, Peshawar, Pakistan This disambiguation
PIA_Planetarium
American-born Canadian comic book artist and editorial cartoonist
Pia Jasmin Guerra is an American-born Canadian comic book artist and editorial cartoonist, best known for her work as co-creator and lead penciller on
Pia_Guerra
French singer and actress (1934–1986)
Pia Colombo (6 July 1934, in Homblières, Aisne, France – 16 April 1986) was a French singer of Franco-Italian origin, born Eliane Marie Amélie Pia Colombo
Pia_Colombo
Austrian singer (born 2003)
Pia Maria Außerlechner (born 21 May 2003), who performs as Pia Maria, is an Austrian singer. She represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Pia_Maria
Swedish actress (born 1949)
Pia Charlotte Degermark (born 24 August 1949) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Elvira Madigan in the 1967 drama film Elvira Madigan
Pia_Degermark
Slovenian professional golfer
Pia Babnik (born 2 January 2004) is a Slovenian professional golfer. She won the 2019 R&A Girls Amateur Championship. In 2020, 16 years old, she joined
Pia_Babnik
Filipino journalist (born 1978)
Maria Pia Concepcion Nieva Arcangel-Halili (Tagalog: [ˈpija aɾkaŋˈhɛl]; born December 8, 1978) is a Filipino television news presenter and journalist
Pia_Arcangel
The Pia Film Festival (Japanese: ぴあフィルムフェスティバル, Hepburn: Pia Firumu Festibaru) (also known as the PIA Film Festival or PFF for short) is an annual film
Pia_Film_Festival
Chilean writer (born 1956)
Pía Barros Bravo (born 20 January 1956) is a Chilean writer, best known for her short stories. She is associated with her country's literary Generation
Pía_Barros
Filipino journalist and reporter
Pia Ranada-Robles is a Filipino journalist known for her work as a political reporter and multimedia journalist. She currently serves as a senior reporter
Pia_Ranada
Video game division of Stack Ltd.
Pia Carrot~ 2008: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.P. 2009: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 4 2010: Pia Carrot 4 FD 2014: PriPia ~Prince Pia Carrot~ "STACK 会社概要" (in Japanese)
Overflow_(brand)
German TV series or program
Mensch, Pia! is a German television series. Alexandra Maria Lara as Pia Mangold Henry Hübchen as Frederic Mangold Brigitte Karner as Charlotte Mangold
Mensch,_Pia!
Italian noblewoman from Siena
Pia de' Tolomei was an Italian noblewoman from Siena identified as "la Pia," a minor character in Dante's Divine Comedy who was murdered by her husband
Pia_de'_Tolomei
Argentine pianist and composer
Olimpia Ana Pía Sebastiani (27 February 1925 – 26 July 2015) was an Argentine pianist and composer. She studied under teachers such as Alfredo Pinto,
Pía_Sebastiani
Indian film by Shauna Gautam
night, Pia has a clash with her best friend Sahira. Sahira thinks that Pia is having affair with Ayan Nanda, after seeing his flirty messages in Pia's phone
Nadaaniyan
Brazilian footballer
Marcus Vinícius Pedro Nogueira (born 16 October 1960), better known as Piá Carioca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left
Piá_Carioca
German biologist, ship captain and human rights activist
Pia Klemp (born 10 October 1983) is a German biologist and human rights activist, who, between 2011 and 2017, worked for the Sea Shepherd organization
Pia_Klemp
Australian computer specialist
Pia Andrews (née Pia Smith, also formerly known as Pia Waugh), born 1979, is an open government leader and the Special Advisor, Digital & Client Data Workstream
Pia_Andrews
Filipino actress
Maria Susan Casiño, professionally known as Pia Moran, is an actress in the Philippines. She was known as Miss Body Language for her risque dance moves
Pia_Moran
American lifeguard
Francesco "Frank" Pia is an American lifeguard, who was chief lifeguard of Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York. He is recognized in the field for his
Frank_Pia
92nd season of top-tier Portuguese football
──────Moreirense AVS Braga Famalicão Porto Gil Vicente Rio Ave──── Casa Pia Lisbon Alverca Estoril Sporting CP Benfica Est. Amadora Nacional Santa Clara
2025–26_Primeira_Liga
British romantic-comedy film
It is based on the film Five Blind Dates (2024). Struggling photographer Pia receives a prophecy, true love will come to her within her next five dates
Picture_This_(2025_film)
Main-belt asteroid
614 Pia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. August Kopff discovered 614 Pia on 11 October 1906 at Heidelberg
614_Pia
Polish hurdler (born 2001)
Pia Skrzyszowska (born 20 April 2001) is a Polish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She is a European Championships gold and bronze medallist
Pia_Skrzyszowska
Austrian actress
Pia Hierzegger (born 2 February 1972) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2004. "Pia Hierzegger". Theater an der
Pia_Hierzegger
2006 aviation accident in Pakistan
from PIA stated that victims' next of kin would be given compensation of up to Rs500,000. The Air League of PIA Employees Union charged the PIA administration
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688
Pakistan_International_Airlines_Flight_688
A Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA) is a statutory mechanism in Ireland for individuals who cannot repay their debts as they come due but who wish
Personal Insolvency Arrangement
Personal_Insolvency_Arrangement
Italian alpine skier (born 1935)
Pia Riva (born 4 April 1935) is an Italian skier. She competed in Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics. Evans, Hilary;
Pia_Riva
Vietnamese pastry
Bánh pía (Vietnamese: [ɓaɲ˧˥ fia˧˥]), sometimes written as bánh bía, is a type of Vietnamese bánh (translated loosely as "cake" or "bread"). A Suzhou
Bánh_pía
Plains Native North American tribe
disobedient boys and girls. Children were also told about Big Maneater Owl (Pia Mupitsi), who lived in a cave on the south side of the Witchita Mountains
Comanche
Italian actress and television personality
Pia Giancaro (born 12 March 1950) is an Italian former actress and television personality. Born Maria Pia Gianporcaro in Palermo, the daughter of a Sicilian
Pia_Giancaro
Finnish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder (born 1990)
Pia Lamberg (née Pakarinen; born 5 October 1990) is a Finnish actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Finland 2011
Pia_Lamberg
New Zealand footballer (born 2008)
Pia Eloise Vlok (/ˈpiː.ə vlɒk/ PEE-ə vlok; born 4 September 2008) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker or attacking midfielder for A-League
Pia_Vlok
Swedish journalist and television presenter
Pia Lisa Herrera (previously Conde, née Jurvanen; born 18 April 1970) is a Swedish journalist and former television presenter at SVT. Herrera started
Pia_Herrera
PIA
PIA
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Greek Petros, PIARAS means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Famous Pianist
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beloved
Boy/Male
Gaelic Greek
Rock.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Love, Attachment
Girl/Female
Assamese, Christian, Danish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Spanish, Swedish, Telugu
Lover; Beloved
Female
Egyptian
, the granddaughter of Piankhi II.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Tree; River; Container
Boy/Male
Greek
Rock.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A tree
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Irish
English, Welsh, and Irish : from the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Girl/Female
Italian Latin Spanish Swedish
Pious.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Love or the One who is Loved by All; Lover; Beloved; Form of Pia
Girl/Female
Finnish, French, German
Blessed; Bringer of Joy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King of Serpents
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the medieval female personal name Plaisance (see Plaisance)English (Norfolk) : habitational name for someone from Piacenza in Italy (earlier Placentia).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beloved
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love; Affection
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Anklet
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pialli | பீஅலà¯à®²à¯€Â
A tree
PIA
PIA
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim
Noble
Boy/Male
Basque German
Bear.
Boy/Male
English American Shakespearean
River crossing.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Gardens of Islam
Girl/Female
Teutonic Swedish
Universal ruler.
Girl/Female
Australian, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Gods Musical Instrument
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
Hill; Strong; Honorable
Boy/Male
Russian
God like'.
Boy/Male
Tamil
White
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
The One who Brings Hope
PIA
PIA
PIA
PIA
PIA
n.
A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piacaba and piasaba.
n.
A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.
a.
Pertaining to the pia mater.
n.
The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune.
n.
See Piassava.
prep.
Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano.
v.
The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.
n.
The quality or state of being piacular; criminality; wickedness.
n.
A form of melodiograph applied to a piano.
n.
An arrangement of a composition for some other instrument or voice than that for which it was originally written, as the translating of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an orchestral work, into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an arrangement; -- a name applied by modern composers for the piano to a more or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument of a song or other piece not originally intended for it; as, Liszt's transcriptions of songs by Schubert.
n.
A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.
v. t.
To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin.
n.
A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
n.
An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of virginals.
pl.
of Piazza
n.
See Piaster.
a.
Same as Piacular.
n.
A pianette, or small piano.
n.
A small piano; a pianino.
a.
Alt. of Pianoforte