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• Ida
  Ida

  noun

  Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5,810 feet (1,771 meters).
• IDA
  IDA

  International Development Association.
• -ida
  -ida

  a suffix of the names of orders and classes.
• Ida.
  Ida.

  abbreviation

  Idaho.

Ida

¹ American  

[ahy-duh] / ˈaɪ də /

noun

1. Turkish Kazdaği.  Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5,810 feet (1,771 meters).

2. Modern Name Mount Psiloriti.  the highest mountain in Crete. 8,058 feet (2,456 meters).

3. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “happy.”

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IDA ² American  

1. International Development Association.

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-ida ³ American  

Zoology.

1. a suffix of the names of orders and classes.

   Arachnida.

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Ida. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Idaho.

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Ida ¹ British  

/ ˈaɪdə /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Idhi.  a mountain in central Crete: the highest on the island; in ancient times associated with the worship of Zeus. Height: 2456 m (8057 ft)

2. Turkish name: Kaz Daği.  a mountain in NW Turkey, southeast of the site of ancient Troy. Height: 1767 m (5797 ft)

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Ida. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Idaho

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IDA ³ British  

abbreviation

1. International Development Association

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Etymology

Origin of -ida

< New Latin, taken as neuter plural of Latin -idēs offspring of < Greek; see -id ¹

Example Sentences

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Ida IDA Ida.

Ditto for Imelda Staunton, who plays Tommy’s Aunt Ida, a retired detective.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

At 4:30 p.m. there were road closures on Salter Road at Fox Street, and at Juniper Road and Ida Leona Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

“If developments turn out as currently envisaged, the policy rate will be raised at one of the forthcoming monetary policy meetings,” said Norges Bank Gov. Ida Wolden Bache.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

In 1872, he leveraged secret fare reductions from railroads to buy out 22 of 26 competitors in the “Cleveland Massacre,” a fact revealed by Ida Tarbell, the original investigative reporter.

From Barron's ● May 2, 2026

Then she and Ida left the room through the doorway where Hadel had gone.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The IDA, Ireland’s agency for attracting foreign businesses, had a record year in 2025 with 323 new investments, an increase of 38% from 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

In fact, CityU is currently under review to get IDA accreditation.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

The IDA also required a lighting management plan and photographic evidence for the certification.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023

Groups like the International Dark Sky Association, or IDA, advocate not for more lighting but for more intelligent lighting; smarter street lights that concentrate their light downward is one example.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 31, 2023

IDA specialized in driving down prices of essential drugs, the kind that the indigent sick need most urgently.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

In 2020, a house hunter in Boise, Ida., could peruse over 20 properties for sale before encountering one listed for $1 million or more.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

“Enbridge is in the process of reviewing the status of its employees in the areas impacted by Hurricane Ida. There is currently no ETA on getting employees back out to inspect facilities,” the notices said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2021

"Regionally, travel around Louisiana and Mississippi may still be suffering the after-effects of Hurricane Ida. Still, we won’t know more until the damage can be fully assessed in a few days," AAA wrote.

From Fox News ● Aug. 30, 2021

“She looked so beautiful today, our old vibrant Ida. She was sent out like the queen that she was.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2016

And say fifty percent of those possible responses were kind, decent ones, like, “That’s okay, Ida. No problem.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan