The idea that King was a Republican is built on a historical sleight of hand. King's father, the Rev. Martin Luther Daddy King Sr., was a Republican. But so were many blacks in the early to mid-20th century. Then the Republican Party was the party of Abraham Lincoln, the Great Liberator.
Dia-: Prefix meaning through, throughout, or completely, as in diachronic (over a period of time), diagnosis (to completely define the nature of a disease), and dialysis (cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine).
DIA: Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (US Military Academy) DIA: Disability Income Associate: DIA: Discharge Impact Area (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality) DIA: Diploma in Accountancy (various schools) DIA: Diploma in Administration: DIA: Direct Internet Access: DIA: Diaphorase: DIA: Died in Action: DIA: Dimeric Inhibin A (protein) DIA: Diffusion Immunoassay: DIA