IAA
Dictionary entry overview: What does IAA mean?
• IAA (noun)
The noun IAA has 2 senses:
1. a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
2. Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing Western tourists in Yemen
Familiarity information: IAA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IAA (noun)
Meaning:
A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
IAA; indoleacetic acid
Hypernyms ("IAA" is a kind of...):
auxin (a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth)
Meaning:
Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing Western tourists in Yemen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army; Islamic Army of Aden; Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan; IAA
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain region:
Republic of Yemen; Yemen (a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990)
