Ila
noun
a town in SW Nigeria.
Ila
1 American
[ee-luh]
/ ˈi lə /
noun
ILA
2
American
Or
I.L.A.
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International Law Association.
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International Longshoremen's Association.
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In Zambia’s Kafue National Park, Ila Safari Lodge, owned by Green Safaris, has its own solar-powered boat, which is used for expeditions in search of hippo pods and Nile crocodiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“From there I added one ounce of mostly peated or sherry malts that I had already opened in my collection,” he said, among them Caol Ila, Ardbeg, Talisker and Lagavulin.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2020
Across the road from the Railway Tavern was pensioner Ila Ferrier.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2014
Ila Solomon says her husband of two years didn’t die until April 28.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2014
"Fancy 'Léna being called a sphinx," said Ila, who was looking very bored.
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
As a Journal editorial reported at the time, there were around 50,000 ILA strikers but only 25,000 dock jobs because only half of the union members are obligated to show up at work each day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
“The rest sit home collecting ‘container royalties’ negotiated in previous ILA contracts intended to protect against job losses that result from innovation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The ILA had initially pressed for a 77 percent increase in wages.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
"I congratulate the dockworkers from the ILA, who deserve a strong contract after sacrificing so much to keep our ports open during the pandemic," Biden said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
In those days, Braun had been the business manager of an insurance firm, the sole visible function of which had been to write policies for the ILA and its individual dock-wallopers.
From One-Shot by H. R. van Dongen
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