AFIA

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The word AFIA has multiple meanings, as an acronym, abbreviation, female name, etc.

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[edit] Name

The name is used in Arab and black African countries.

[edit] "People"

  • Afia Hassan, Sudanese singer [1]
  • Afia Mala, Togolese singer [2]
  • Indra Afia, singer [3]
  • Moshik Afia, Israeli singer
  • Musa Afia Ngum, Gambian singer [4]
  • Kool Afia, Senegalese group [5]
  • School Afia, Senegalese group [6]

[edit] Other languages

In the language of Samoa, afia refers to the medicinal plants Ascarina spp. and Ascarina lanceolata Hook.f. [7]

In the regional language of Cornwall (Cornish) afia is a verb . [8]

In Portuguese, it is a form of the verb afiar

In the Arab world, afia signifies:

  • vigour, vitality [9]
  • Divine protection [10]
  • fire [11]

In Swahili afia means health, force, vigour [12]

In Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, the [Akan] name afia is given to girls born on Fridays. [13]

In Ibibio[14] (Nigeria), afia means white or clear[15]

Finally, afia means a sacred force in [16]

[edit] Acronyms and abbreviations

  1. A Fantasy in Action [17]
  2. Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts [18]
  3. Academic Freedom In Africa
  4. Accueil Familial International de l'Anjou
  5. Action For Independent Aotearoa
  6. Action de Formation Inter-Armées
  7. Adoptive Families In Action
  8. Aerial Firefighting Industry Association [19]
  9. Agency for Foreign Investment Australia [20]
  10. Agentur Fur Internet-Anwendungen [21]
  11. Agentur für Internet Auktionen [22]
  12. Agro Food International Associates [23]
  13. Aide, Formation et Insertion des Arabisants [24]
  14. Air Forces Information Agency
  15. Air Force Inspection Agency
  16. Air Force Intelligence Agency
  17. Air Force International Affairs
  18. Ajou Financial Investment Association
  19. Al Furqan Islamic Association [25]
  20. Alexander Forbes Insurance Agency world service [26]
  21. Allaire Flight Instructors' Association
  22. Alliance of Filipino Immigrants and Advocates
  23. Almaguin Fishing Improvement Association
  24. Aluminium Foil Insulation Association Inc.[27]
  25. America First Investment Advisors
  26. American Feed Industry Association [28]
  27. American Feed Ingredient Association
  28. American Film Institute Alumni [29]
  29. American Floral Industry Association [30]
  30. American Floral Institute Association
  31. American Flowers Importers Association
  32. American Foreign Insurance Association
  33. Amigos del Festival Intercéltico de Avilés [31]
  34. Amplified Flow Immuno-Assay
  35. Andrews Filipino-International Association [32]
  36. Annuaire des Fournisseurs de l'Industrie Automobile [33]
  37. Anti-Fas Induced Apoptosis
  38. Apparel and Fashion Industry's Association (1942-1981) [34]
  39. Architecture et Fonctionnement Intégré de l'Arbre [35]
  40. Armed Forces Insurance Agency [36]
  41. Armed Forces Intellience Assessment [37]
  42. Artists for Independent Art [38]
  43. Aruba Foreign Investment Agency [39]
  44. ASEAN Free Investment Area [40]
  45. Asian Freight Industry Awards [41]
  46. Asociación de Ferias Internacionales de América [42]
  47. Assets For Independent Act
  48. Assistance For Intercultural Affairs [43]
  49. Assistenza Finanziaria, Immobiliare, Assicurativa [44]
  50. Associação de Fabricantes para a Indústria Automóvel [45]
  51. Association des Femmes artistes pour l'Intégration Africaine (Afia) [46]
  52. Association de Femmes pour l'Intégration et l'Action [47]
  53. Association des Fonctionnaires Internationaux Algériens [48]
  54. Association des Fonctionnaires Internationaux Africains du Système des Nations Unies à Genève (AFIA/SYNUG) [49]
  55. (the national) Association for Independent Artists [50]
  56. Association of Forfaiters In the Americas, Inc. [51]
  57. Association pour la Formation des Informaticiens par l'Apprentissage [52]
  58. Association départementale pour la Formation, l'Information et l'Animation dans les Hauts-de-Seine [53]
  59. Association de Formation et d'Information Audiovisuelle [54][55]
  60. Association Française d'Ici et d'Ailleurs [56]
  61. Association française d’informatique agricole [57]
  62. Association Française d'Intelligence Artificielle [58]
  63. Association Franco Iranienne d'Alsace [59]
  64. Association des Frères Ivoiriens en Amérique [60]
  65. Australasian Forum for International Arbitration [61]
  66. Australian Fodder Industry Association [62]
  67. Australian Foresight Institute Alumni [63]
  68. Autologous Fascia Injection Augmentation
  69. Away From It All [64]
  70. Association of the Friend of Ibrahim Abd El Al [65]

[edit] Others

  • FAFIA - (Canadian Feminist) Alliance for International Action - Alliance canadienne féministe pour l'action internationale (FAFIA / AFAI) [66]
  • MAFIA - Merveilleuse Association des Filles Intelligentes et Aimables [67]
  • SAFIA -- Security Architecture For Intelligent Attachement [68]
  • AFIAL -- The Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al [69]
  • AFI - Affordable Flexible Innovative Aerial Platforms [70]
  • AFrican Initiative on Ageing (AFIA) [71]
  • AFIA FM, Senegalese radio station
  • Afia, Guinean political party
  • AFIA Interactive Media, Singapore
  • AFIA INTERNACIONAL LDA, commerce and industries, Angola
  • AFIA INTERNATIONAL B V, Holland
  • Afia Development Corp, United States [72]
  • AFIA MVD, France [73]
  • Afia Cosmétique, France (Bordeaux)
  • AFIA INFORMATIQUE, France (Brioude) [74]
  • A.F.I.A., France (Lempde)
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