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'''Chia''' or '''CHIA''' may refer to:
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== BotanyPlants ==
* ''[[Amaranthus hypochondriacus]]''
* ''[[Mesosphaerum suaveolens]]'', an herb also known as ''pignut'' or ''chain''
* ''[[Salvia polystachyalavanduloides]]''
* ''[[Salvia columbariae]]'', a herbaceous annual plant that is commonly called chia, chia sage, golden chia, or desage
* ''[[Salvia hispanica]]'', a herbaceous annual plant commonly called chia, used in Chia Pet products
* ''[[Salvia longispicata]]''
* ''[[Salvia polystachia]]'', a herbaceous perennial plant native to Mexico, Guatemala and Panama
* ''[[Salvia tiliifolia]]'', a herbaceous annual commonly called lindenleaf sage or Tarahumara chia
 
== Plant products ==
* [[Chia seed]], edible seeds of one of the ''chia'' plant species
 
== Places ==
* [[Chía, Aragon]], a municipality in Spain
* [[Chía, Cundinamarca]], a town and municipality in Colombia
* [[Chia (Sardinia)]], a coastal area and village in Sardinia, Italy
* [[Chia, Italy]]
* {{ill|Chia, Lazio|it|Chia (Soriano nel Cimino)}}, a frazione in [[Soriano nel Cimino]], central Italy
 
== Personal names ==
* [[Chia (surname)]], a surname in various cultures
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* Chinese surname, also romanized as* [[TseXie (surname)|Tse]], ora [[XieChinese (surname)|Xie]] often spelled Chia in Singapore and Malaysia
** [[Jia (surname)]], a Chinese surname often spelled Chia in Taiwan or in the early 20th century
** [[Alyssa Chia]], a Taiwanese actress
* Chia is theA Spanish variant of the name [[Lucia (disambiguationname)|Lucia]]
** [[Amber Chia]], a Malaysian model
** [[Danny Chia]], a Malaysian golfer
** [[Eric Chia]], a Malaysian businessman
** [[Mantak Chia]], a Thai author and teacher on Taoism and qigong
** [[Nelson Chia]], Singaporean actor, director and lecturer
** [[Nicholas Chia]], current Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore
** [[Pei-yuan Chia]], an American businessmann
** [[Steve Chia]], a Singaporean politician
** [[Wenlan Chia]], an American fashion designer
* Italian, Spanish, and Filipino surname
** [[Gec Chia]], a Filipino basketball player
** [[Sandro Chia]], an Italian painter and sculptor
 
==Other uses==
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* [[Chia (cryptocurrency)]], a proof-of-space-and-time (Storage provided over amount of time) cryptocurrency
* Chia is the Spanish variant of the name [[Lucia (disambiguation)|Lucia]]
* [[ChiaChía Thye Poh(goddess)]], a Singaporeandeity in politicalMuisca prisonermythology
* [[Chia Pet]], American figurines
 
* [[ChIA-PET]], a molecular biological technique
==Arts, entertainment, and media==
* "Chia", a song by Four Tet from the album ''[[Rounds (album)|Rounds]]''
* ''[[Chia Black Dragon]]'', a fictionalseries of dark fantasy characternovels by Stephen Marley
 
== Botany ==
* [[Chia seed]] as a food source
* ''[[Salvia columbariae]]'' ("golden chia")
* ''[[Salvia hispanica]]'', flowering plant, sprouts, and culinary chia seed
* ''[[Salvia polystachya]]''
 
==Other uses==
* [[Chía (goddess)]], wife of Bochica in Colombian mythology
* CHIA, [[Children's Hope In Action]]
* [[Chia Pet]]
* [[Masala chai]], called ''chia'' in Nepal
 
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== See also ==
* [[Chai (disambiguation)]]
 
 
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