-ia (Greek > Latin: a suffix that forms nouns; state of, condition of, quality of; act of).Names of countries; such as, Australia, Tasmania, et al. Germania:
India:
Names of diseases; such as, hydrophobia, mania, hyperalgia, hysteria, et al. alexia:
anemia:
diptheria:
dyslexia:
Names of chemical alkaloids; such as, aconitia, atropia, conia, morphia, et al. morphia:
Names of flowers from the names of the discoverer or the person who introduced the flower; such as, Dahlia, Wisteria, Fuschsia, et al. begonia:
poinsettia:
Names of classes and orders in botany and zoology; such as, Mammalia, Reptilia, Amphibia, et al. Amphibia:
Names of collective nouns; such as, academia, militaria, suburbia genitalia:
paraphernalia:
trivia:
pedodontia:
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