Ida

[ ahy-duh ]

/ ˈaɪ də /

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noun

Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5,810 feet (1,771 meters).Turkish Kaz·da·ği

[kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ .

Modern name Mount Psi·lo·ri·ti

[Greek psee-law-ree-tee] /Greek ˌpsi lɔˈri ti/ . the highest mountain in Crete. 8,058 feet (2,456 meters).

a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “happy.”

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Other definitions for Ida (2 of 4)

IDA

International Development Association.

Other definitions for Ida (3 of 4)

-ida

Zoology.

a suffix of the names of orders and classes: Arachnida.

Origin of -ida

<New Latin, taken as neuter plural of Latin -idēs offspring of <Greek; see -id¹

Other definitions for Ida (4 of 4)

Ida.

abbreviation

Idaho.

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How to use Ida in a sentence

Anna / Ida traverses a realm over which a spell has been cast.
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Ida is a mystery of sorts, tethered to a road journey in a bleak postwar Poland.
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Undeterred, Wanda and Ida press on along a road of hostility and dissimulation that will lead to the harrowing end of their quest.
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“In a way, Nathan and Ida mentor people to look at the city in new ways,” he says.
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So when Ida and Lily died a few years ago, Gus made no public display.
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It is noteworthy that her two daughters were legitimatized, their names were Ida and Maud.
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With him he had brought his daughter and three of her English friends, for Ida had desired to show them the capital.
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Ida Stirling made no direct reply to this, but, as she found afterward, the scene had fixed itself on her memory.
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He did not know that Ida Stirling, who had watched him closely when Kinnaird addressed him, had now fixed her eyes on him again.
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Her daughter got out her sketch-book, and sitting down among the boulders bade Ida summon Weston.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ida (1 of 3)

Ida

/ (ˈaɪdə) /

noun Mount Ida

a mountain in central Crete: the highest on the island; in ancient times associated with the worship of Zeus. Height: 2456 m (8057 ft)Modern Greek name: Idhi

a mountain in NW Turkey, southeast of the site of ancient Troy. Height: 1767 m (5797 ft)Turkish name: Kaz Daği

British Dictionary definitions for Ida (2 of 3)

IDA

abbreviation for

International Development Association

British Dictionary definitions for Ida (3 of 3)

Ida.

abbreviation for

Idaho

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