Bida

El Beda (ɛl ˈbeɪdɑː)

/ (ˈbaɪdɑː) /

noun

the former name of Doha

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Examples from the Web for bida

He had the rare gift of intuition, and could see that change (Bida't) and progress were alien to the truth.
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell
Bida, Plate 132, gives a graphic picture of the moment of blessing the bread.
The Great Painters' Gospel|Henry Turner Bailey
Hofmann, as well as Bida, shows the retreating Judas, going out into the night.
The Great Painters' Gospel|Henry Turner Bailey
Bida shows the bent figure of Judas retreating into the darkness.
The Great Painters' Gospel|Henry Turner Bailey

The streets are planted with huge shade-trees, so that as Bida is approached it looks like a forest.
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