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; -id ¹

Example Sentences

A graduate of Baruch College and an Ida B. Wells Scholar at City University of New York, Dalvin has a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in business and economics reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal

IDA Ireland, the agency responsible for attracting and keeping foreign businesses, reported a record number of new investments in 2025 with 323 in total, a 38% increase on 2024.

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“Ten years ago, a lot of the differentiator for Ireland was taxation,” said Matt Kennedy, head of client transformation at the IDA.

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“We are not in a hurry to reduce the policy rate further,” Governor Ida Wolden Bache said in a statement.

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“We will finish the job and ensure that inflation is brought all the way back to 2%,” Gov. Ida Wolden Bache said in a statement.

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