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Obi

//ˈoʊbi// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name.

    "Chelsea made two changes to the side that lost at Manchester United, with Frank Lampard making way for John Obi Mikel and Nicolas Anelka starting ahead of Didier Drogba."

Noun
  1. 1
    A sash worn with a kimono.

    "The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of obeah. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas wordnet
  4. 4
    A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.
  5. 5
    (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).

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