Aida

Or A·ï·da

[ah-ee-duh]

noun

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

2. a first name.

Aida

1. 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.

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

Example Sentences

"We live off the community kitchen, the takia," says Aida Salha from Gaza City.

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As a member of Cuarteto d’Aida in the 1950s, she sang alongside Nat King Cole and toured the U.S. while also recording albums.

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"We're all very, very surprised at the magnitude of this heatwave," added Aida Alvera-Azcárate, an oceanographer at the University of Liege in Belgium.

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When Aida Maravilla was on the hunt for a new apartment in 2021, she had one major goal: Find a place with air conditioning.

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Among them is grandmother, Aida al-Horan, who has also been picking up soup.

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