lidia

American

[lid-ee-uh, lee-thyah] / ˈlɪd i ə, ˈli ðyɑ /

noun

plural

lidias

(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.

Etymology

Origin of lidia

1890–95; < Spanish: bullfight

Example Sentences

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Perhaps this is why there has been a mass exodus of genuinely talented chefs, such Jacques Pépin, Sara Moulton, Ming Tsai, Lidia Bastianich and others, to more esteemed networks like PBS.

From Salon

Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II.

From Barron's

Lidia hopes that competitive swimming is her ticket out.

From Los Angeles Times

Adapted by Stewart herself from a 2011 memoir by novelist Lidia Yuknavitch, the film dives headfirst into the consciousness of a young woman who, over years of trying to establish herself as a writer, navigates a traumatic past, a turbulent present and a future that must make room for the other two tenses.

From Los Angeles Times

In Imogen Poots, who plays Lidia from high school through motherhood, Stewart gets a career-best turn from this perennially underappreciated British actor.

From Los Angeles Times

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