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Aie.
n.  a populated place in Italy.


n.  a stream in Indonesia.


n.  an abandoned populated place in the Shan State region of Myanmar (formerly Burma).


Aiea.
n.  a city in Hawaii.

<On the road to Aiea it showered twice, and twice the rain clouds came streaming across the volcanic Koolau Mountains.  —Harry Mazer, A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor.>

aiee.
interj.  a cry of pain; see also aaa, aaaa, aiieee.

<She fell on the steps and began to moan “Aiee!  Aieee!”  Even these cries of pain seemed florid.  —John Cheever, The Stories of John Cheever.>

interj.  a cry of panic.

<It’s swimsuit season.  Aiee!  —Jennifer Crawford, “A Cat by Any Other Name,” Jenipurr.com.>

interj.  a cry of self-frustration.

<Aiee!  I am an idiot!  —Layla Lawlor, TalkAboutComics.com.>

interj.  a squeal of excitement.

<You gonna love it like a pig loves corn!  Aiee!  —Joseph R. Thompson, University of Southern Maine Free Press, reporting on a Cajun food festival.>


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