Amida
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Amida
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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When a strong light is trained on it, however, that image is projected onto a wall to reveal Amida standing on a lotus blossom and radiating beams of light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Sixth-century Christian physician Aetios of Amida and Paulos of Aigina, who came a century later, were said to have provided instructions for performing abortions and making contraceptives.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2022
Pryor put the Hoyas back ahead on their ensuing possession with a three of his own, but Connecticut answered with two free throws from center Amida Brimah with 5:17 to play.
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2017
Rachel Amida*, a 52-year-old farmer in Adamawa state, north-eastern Nigeria, points to a small heap of maize laid on the ground just outside her home.
From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2017
The border which his uncle Nicephorus had pushed forward to Antioch and Aleppo was advanced by him as far as Amida and Edessa in Mesopotamia.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
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