Ada
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a city in central Oklahoma.
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Douay Bible. Adah.
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a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”
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American Dental Association. null A.D.A.
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American Diabetes Association. null A.D.A.
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Americans for Democratic Action. null A.D.A.
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Americans with Disabilities Act: a federal law prohibiting discrimination against people with physical or mental impairments and guaranteeing access to employment opportunities and access to state and local government programs and services, signed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990.
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American Dental Association.
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American Diabetes Association.
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Americans for Democratic Action.
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Etymology
Origin of Ada
Named after Augusta Ada (Byron), Countess of Lovelace (1815–37), English mathematician, who assisted Charles Babbage in developing a precursor of the modern computer
Example Sentences
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Another award winner, Stephen Graham of Adolescence fame, returns to the cast, as well as Sophie Rundle who plays Tommy's sister Ada.
From BBC
Among them, “bulky” was changed to “ADA violation,” a reference to the Americans With Disabilities Act, and “Property left behind by encampment” was changed to “Contaminated Items Surrendered or Left Behind by Resident.”
From Los Angeles Times
It would be rare for the state case against Mangione to proceed if he had already been tried in federal court, according to Rebecca Roiphe, New York Law School professor and former Manhattan ADA.
The day we read about riverine systems in my geography book I opened my atlas too, and we looked at the Ghana map together, tracing the Volta River from the estuary at Ada Foah all the way up to the lake.
From Literature
Ada, 36, is strolling on the beach, unfazed by the wail of air alert sirens mingling with the squawking of seagulls.
From BBC
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