Meaning & use
Hiya
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An informal greeting used as a casual way of saying hello.
See it in a sentence
Hiya! Long time no see.
She waved and called out, "Hiya, how's it going?"
A note on using this word
A casual contraction of 'how are ya,' common in spoken British and American English.
Words with a similar meaning
hihellohey
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Words with an opposite meaning
goodbyefarewell
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