Ida
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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International Development Association.
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a suffix of the names of orders and classes: Arachnida.
Origin of -ida
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Idaho.
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How to use Ida in a sentence
Anna / Ida traverses a realm over which a spell has been cast.
Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’ | Jack Schwartz | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIda is a mystery of sorts, tethered to a road journey in a bleak postwar Poland.
Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’ | Jack Schwartz | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUndeterred, Wanda and Ida press on along a road of hostility and dissimulation that will lead to the harrowing end of their quest.
Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’ | Jack Schwartz | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“In a way, Nathan and Ida mentor people to look at the city in new ways,” he says.
A Most Illegal Adventure with New York City’s Wildest Underground Event Planners | Nina Strochlic | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo when Ida and Lily died a few years ago, Gus made no public display.
A Eulogy for Gus, Central Park’s Polar Bear Man of Mystery | Malcolm Jones | August 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is noteworthy that her two daughters were legitimatized, their names were Ida and Maud.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsWith him he had brought his daughter and three of her English friends, for Ida had desired to show them the capital.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossIda Stirling made no direct reply to this, but, as she found afterward, the scene had fixed itself on her memory.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossHe did not know that Ida Stirling, who had watched him closely when Kinnaird addressed him, had now fixed her eyes on him again.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossHer daughter got out her sketch-book, and sitting down among the boulders bade Ida summon Weston.
The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for Ida (1 of 3)
/ (ˈaɪdə) /
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)
International Development Association
British Dictionary definitions for Ida. (3 of 3)
Idaho
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