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Gazetteer
Alda, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 652
Housing Units (2000): 248
Land area (2000): 0.350673 sq. miles (0.908239 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.350673 sq. miles (0.908239 sq. km)
FIPS code: 00625
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.868932 N, 98.468529 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68810
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Alda, NE
Alda
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Alda

Alda may refer to:

  • Saint Alda, an Italian mystic
  • Alda (name)
  • Alda, Nebraska
  • Alda Township, Nebraska
  • ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy, an international non-governmental organisation created in 1999
  • Alda (automobile), a French automobile manufactured between 1912 and 1922
  • Alda, elegiac comedy of William of Blois (12th century )
  • Alda (Programming Language), a music programming language for musicians.
Alda (automobile)

The Alda was a French automobile created by Fernand Charron of Charron, Girardot et Voigt (CGV). It was manufactured between 1912 and 1922. The car had a dashboard radiator and a inline-four engine that was claimed to be capable of going "6 to 47 mph in top gear" (9.7–76 km/h). Cars were available with the Henriod rotary valve system; another version featuring six cylinders was also offered. Post- World War I, the four was the only model offered, though it was rebored to .

Alda (name)

Alda is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

  • Alan Alda, American actor, best known for his portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H
  • Aldobrandesca (or Saint Alda) (c. 1249—c. 1309), Italian Christian saint and nurse
  • Antony Alda (1956—2009), American actor, son of Robert Alda
  • Arlene Alda, photographer, musician, author; wife of Alan Alda
  • Beatrice Alda (born 1961), American actress, daughter of Alan and Arlene
  • Dada Gallotti (born 1935), Italian actress born Alda Gallotti
  • Elizabeth Alda (born 1960), American actress, daughter of Alan and Arlene
  • Frances Alda (1879—1952), New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic soprano
  • Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz (1897—1936), Spanish aviator and politician
  • Robert Alda, American actor, father of Alan Alda
  • Rutanya Alda (born 1942), Latvian-American actress

Given name:

  • Alda of Alania, 11th-century Alan princess
  • Alda Bandeira (born 1949), politician from São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Alda Garrido (1896—1970), Brazilian vaudeville actress
  • Alda Lara, Portuguese writer
  • Alda Lazo (born 1949), Peruvian politician
  • Alda Merini (1931–2009), Italian writer
  • Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (1926—2010), poet from São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Alda Noni (1916—2011), Italian soprano leggiero
  • Alda Wilson (1910—?), Canadian sprinter

Usage examples of "alda".

Several years ago, Coren remembered, Alda Mikels and a few others invited Rega Looms to join a business consortium which seemed to Looms at the margins of legality--gray market at least, if not black market.

After Alda Mikels received his sentence, Towne campaigned for the position of chairman, but it was given by the board reluctantly, and with the proviso that it was temporary, ending upon Mikels’ release.

It was Alda Mikels’ first acquisition upon becoming a board member of Imbitek.

I, Alda, high priest among the Oke Priests, have been summoned to pass judgement.

That was why I incurred the wrath of Alena, mistress of Alda, the Arch-Druid.

Centuries have passed and Alda has been but a legend to those who came after him.

Out there the one who called himself Alda was standing on a hump of raised ground, arms aloft, offering this latest sacrifice to his gods, beseeching them to have mercy.

They were all that stood between the imbecilic Kent, the stolen jewelled sword of Alda and the wrath of the dark forces.

One he recognised, the tall Alda, eyes ablaze with hatred and jealousy for the mortal who had stolen not only his rightful status but also his soul.

Back on the front porch Alda Quimby remained standing as Roberta came out in her dusty uniform.

Roberta scarcely trusted herself to remain on the porch lest she send Alda Quimby bouncing backward down its steps on her know-it-all, highfalutin' ass.

Besides, it's not fair to keep the girls from having fun just because Alda Quimby and her bunch have got hair balls in their craws.

I A A Alda Quimby had annihilated Roberta's wonderful day and changed it from one of exhilaration to one of vexation.

I hear you threw Alda Quimby off your front porch this afternoon, so the battle lines are drawn.

For some reason Roberta failed to fathom, Alda Quimby acted as spokesperson for the board.