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via

[ vahy-uh, vee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

preposition

by a route that touches or passes through; by way of:
From here, you would fly to Japan via the North Pole.
by the agency or means of:
The task of identifying maps was entirely done by volunteers who were selected via an online campaign.

noun

Architecture. a space between two mutules.
Electronics. an electrical connection between layers of a circuit board, usually made by placing conductive metal pads on each layer and drilling a hole through them, then adding more conductive metal to the inside of the hole.

via

/ ˈ��ɪə /

preposition

by way of; by means of; through
to London via Paris

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Word History and Origins

Origin of via¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin ��, ablative of via “w��”; way ¹( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of via¹

C18: from Latin ��, from via way

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The court heard that on June 20 2023, Ossai and Olasanoye unlawfully brought Lucy to the UK from Lagos, via Addis Ababa.

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Julian Bild, an immigration lawyer for anti-trafficking charity Atleu, said in circumstances where a woman is a UK national and a child is a UK national via adoption or otherwise, "it is likely the family would be allowed to stay here".

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Nearby, people slowly ambled down Via della Conciliazione – the pedestrian street that connects Italy and the Vatican city state, and the same one the Pope's coffin will travel down on Saturday as he reaches his final place of rest in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Serendipitously, that car was owned by Disney master animator Ward Kimball, whom Gurr had met via a car enthusiast society, the Horseless Carriage Club.

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The Times of London reported that Hegseth has created "an atmosphere of intidimidation" via threats of lie-detector sessions.

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