Aida

or A·ï·da

[ ah-ee-duh ]

/ ɑˈi də /

noun

(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.

a female given name.

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Examples from the Web for aida

The Daily Beast recently spent time in the Aida refugee camp, and refugees there said something similar.
Intifada 3.0: Growing Unrest and a Plot to Kill an Israeli Minister|Creede Newton|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This article was adapted from one originally written by Aida Qajar for IranWire.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cancer Scare|IranWire|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That the meeting with Kerry took place in the “Aida” hall of the Marriott Hotel seemed somehow appropriate.
Egyptians to John Kerry: Stop Backing Dictators|Gameela Ismail|March 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Facialist Aida Bacaj, who tends to the pores of Kyra Sedgwick and Carla Gugino, has mixed emotions.
The New Pseudo-Shrinks|Beth Landman|March 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Stuart had visited Egypt before, but to Grace it was like a glimpse of grand-opera land, a scene from "Aida."
By Right of Conquest|Arthur Hornblow
The ballet in Aida lasts only five minutes, and for those five minutes they had come.
L'Abbe Constantin, Complete|Ludovic Halevy
Rhadames has told her to meet him, and Aida wonders what greeting he will have for her.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls
Special attention must be directed to Verdi's use of local colour in 'Aida.'
The Opera|R.A. Streatfeild
Another famous opera by Verdi, the scene of which is laid in a foreign country, is Aida.
Child's Own Book of Great Musicians: Verdi|Thomas Tapper

Culture definitions for aida

Aida

[ (eye-ee-duh) ]

An opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The title character is an Ethiopian princess who loves an Egyptian warrior, Radames. He accidentally reveals Egyptian military secrets to her and is condemned to death by live burial in a tomb. Aida flees but rejoins Radames to die with him.

Note

Aida is a particularly spectacular opera, with lavish sets, costumes, and extras — actors who have no singing parts.