- by way of; by means of; through: to London via Paris
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vi•a /ˈvaɪə, ˈviə/USA pronunciation
prep.
-via-, root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- by a route that touches or passes through;
by way of:They came to Tangiers via Casablanca. - by the agency or instrumentality of;
by means of:to communicate via sign language.
-via-, root.
- -via- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "way;
route;
a going.'' This meaning is found in such words as: deviant, devious, obviate, trivial, via, viaduct.
vi•a
(vī′ə, vē′ə),USA pronunciation prep.
n.
- by a route that touches or passes through;
by way of:to fly to Japan via the North Pole. - by the agency or instrumentality of:a solution via an inquiry.
n.
- Architecturea space between two mutules.
- Latin viā, ablative of via way
- 1770–80
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via /ˈvaɪə/ prep
'via' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abaca
- abash
- abbey
- -able
- abound
- abridge
- absence
- absinthe
- absorb
- abstain
- abstinence
- absurd
- abundance
- abuse
- abysm
- abyss
- academy
- accent
- accident
- accidie
- accolade
- accord
- accuse
- ace
- acephalous
- acolyte
- aconite
- acquaint
- acquire
- acrobat
- acrostic
- adage
- address
- adhere
- adipocere
- adjoin
- adjudge
- administer
- admonish
- adolescence
- Adonis
- adore
- adorn
- adultery
- advance
- adventure
- advice
- advise
- advocate
- advowson