Bida

El Beda (ɛl ˈbeɪdɑː)

/ (ˈbaɪdɑː) /

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noun

the former name of Doha

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Words nearby Bida

bicycle path, bicycle pump, bicycle race, bicyclic, bid, Bida, bid adieu, bidarka, Bidault, biddable, Biddeford

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How to use Bida in a sentence

The Bida goblets, in which brass and copper are beautifully blended, are of extremely elegant design.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
The streets are planted with huge shade-trees, so that as Bida is approached it looks like a forest.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
In 1901 it became necessary for British troops to march on Bida.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
Gehori got gebet min, in ne furuuir bida mina; thenke te mi in gehori mi.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

This service it did for M. Bida, he says, in the dreadful year of 1870-71, when he translated “Aucassin.”
Letters on Literature|Andrew Lang