Blida

[ blee-dah ]

/ ˈbli dɑ /

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noun

a city in N Algeria.

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Words nearby Blida

bleu-de-roi, Bleuler, blew, blewit, blewits, Blida, Bligh, blight, blighted, blighter, blighty

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How to use Blida in a sentence

The little mandarin oranges from Blida and about there, are one of the stand-bys of Algerian trade.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
A peculiarity of the Mauresques of Blida is that they veil themselves in a most strange manner.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
Blida is the chief town of a commune of the same name, having a population of 33,332.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Blida

Blida

/ (ˈbliːdə) /

noun

a city in N Algeria, on the edge of the Mitidja Plain. Pop: 269 000 (2005 est)

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