Ida
noun
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5,810 feet (1,771 meters).
Ida
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[ahy-duh]
/ ˈaɪ də /
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Turkish Kazdaği. Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5,810 feet (1,771 meters).
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Modern Name Mount Psiloriti. the highest mountain in Crete. 8,058 feet (2,456 meters).
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a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “happy.”
IDA
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-ida
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Zoology.
Ida.
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Ida
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/ ˈaɪdə /
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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)
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Turkish name: Kaz Daği. a mountain in NW Turkey, southeast of the site of ancient Troy. Height: 1767 m (5797 ft)
Ida.
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IDA
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Etymology
Origin of -ida
< New Latin, taken as neuter plural of Latin -idēs offspring of < Greek; see -id 1
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When Mark and his wife, Ida, saw that they, too, could get a sleek, electric $50,000 car for $340 a month after a $4,000 down payment, they couldn’t resist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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
Their teacher, Ida Peters, notices the difference too.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
“He returned with a wagon full of straw for Anna to spin,” said Ida.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
“Ten years ago, a lot of the differentiator for Ireland was taxation,” said Matt Kennedy, head of client transformation at the IDA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
"Housing is a challenge," the IDA chief executive Michael Lohan told the Irish Times Inside Business podcast.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023
In fact, CityU is currently under review to get IDA accreditation.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
The IDA offers advice on how to contact local authorities to install better fixtures and create ordinances to lower pollution.
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
“Oooh, Lawd, he got a good name, Ida. His name’s Isaiah, and he’s a handsome fella.”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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