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Ida has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank

"The International Development Association (IDA) provides interest-free loans to the world's poorest countries through its partnership with the World Bank."

Proper Noun
1

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

"The small town sits on the banks of the Ida, a quiet river flowing through eastern Slovakia."

2

Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.

3

A river in eastern Slovakia.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
United Nations agency

Origin

Ida is a shortened form of old English female and male names derived from the Germanic word īd, meaning "work." The name saw a revival in the 19th century when it was mistakenly associated with the Greek mythological mountain Mount Ida.

Rhyming Words
aida vida dida kida lida sida iida cnida onida blida agida guida alida elida brida gaida haida kaida amida frida
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