Ila
noun
a town in SW Nigeria.
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Ila
1 American
[ee-luh]
/ ˈi lə /
noun
ILA
2
American
Or
I.L.A.
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International Law Association.
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International Longshoremen's Association.
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In Zambia’s Kafue National Park, Ila Safari Lodge, owned by Green Safaris, has its own solar-powered boat, which is used for expeditions in search of hippo pods and Nile crocodiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
A few days before the verdict he was moved to Ila prison and detention centre outside Oslo.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Ms. Markovitz was born in Israel and moved to Hollywood, Fla., as a toddler with her parents, Sharon, a baker, and Ila Markovitz, who works in real estate and construction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
Ila Solomon says her husband of two years didn’t die until April 28.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2014
A heavy char-à-banc rolled by, and the words of Tiny and Ila came distinctly to the two in hiding.
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
“The rest sit home collecting ‘container royalties’ negotiated in previous ILA contracts intended to protect against job losses that result from innovation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
As a Journal editorial reported at the time, there were around 50,000 ILA strikers but only 25,000 dock jobs because only half of the union members are obligated to show up at work each day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The ILA had initially pressed for a 77 percent increase in wages.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
Harold Daggett, head of the ILA, demanded companies agree to boost hourly pay by $5 for each year of the contract.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
In those days, Braun had been the business manager of an insurance firm, the sole visible function of which had been to write policies for the ILA and its individual dock-wallopers.
From One-Shot by H. R. van Dongen
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