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Oasis

//oʊˈeɪsɪs// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
  3. 3
    A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.

    "It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!"

  2. 2
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary wordnet
  3. 3
    A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle. figuratively

    "The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city."

  4. 4
    a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) wordnet
  5. 5
    A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity. figuratively

    "[T]here is no true American music but the wild sweet melodies of the Negro slave; the American fairy tales and folklore are Indian and African; and, all in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness."

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).

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