A person who is killed in action.
"The regiment mourned every kia, honoring those who fell defending their home."
"The car's kia light turned off automatically when I locked the doors."
Initialism of killed in action.
"The memorial service was held to honor every soldier listed as KIA during the recent conflict."
In plain English: Kia means extremely cool, awesome, or impressive when describing something that is really good to look at.
"The kia car is very popular in this region."
The universal mind or ultimate power, in the dualist occultism of Austin Osman Spare.
"My uncle works as an engineer at Kia, where he designs new models of their popular SUVs."
A Korean conglomerate company and brand name.
The name Kia comes from the Korean word for "arise" combined with a character derived from the Latin term for Asia. It was adopted into English as the brand name of the South Korean automobile manufacturer.