ida

IPA: ˈaɪdʌ

Root Word: Ida

A female given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname.
(Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
A river in eastern Slovakia.
(UN) Initialism of International Development Association.
(nutrition) Initialism of iron deficiency anemia.

Examples of "ida" in Sentences

The letter argued that al-Qa'ida, which is a Sunni network, should attack the
It is far more cost effective to continue to pick off al-Qa'ida's "#3" operational planner, than to secure Helmand province.
On either side of it are two nadis known as ida and pingala, which correspond to the left and right sympathetic cords in the physical body.
Iraq, GITMO, Abu Ghraib, heavily-biased U.S. support for Israel, and a host of other strategic errors have insured al-Qa'ida's resilience, staying power and motivation.
Al-Libi said he fabricated "all information regarding al-Qa'ida's sending representatives to Iraq to try to obtain WMD assistance," according to a Feb. 4, 2004, CIA operational cable.
First, scattered throughout the document are passages such as "al-Qa'ida's senior leadership in Pakistan is weaker,""al-Qa'ida's senior leadership has been depleted," and "al-Qa'ida's leadership cadre have diminished."
First, scattered throughout the document are passages such as "al-Qa'ida's senior leadership in Pakistan is weaker," "al-Qa'ida's senior leadership has been depleted," and "al-Qa'ida's leadership cadre have diminished."