Odessa

//oʊˈdɛsə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locale in Ukraine:; A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
  2. 2
    A German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe.
  3. 3
    A locale in Ukraine:; A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
  4. 4
    A locale in Ukraine:; An oblast of Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
  5. 5
    A locale in Canada:; A community in the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A locale in Canada:; A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States:; A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States:; A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States:; A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States:; A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
  7. 12
    A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
  8. 13
    A locale in the United States:; A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
  9. 14
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
  10. 15
    A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
  11. 16
    A locale in the United States:; A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
  12. 17
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

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khadjibeyodesaodesa oblast

Example

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"Odessa and Sebastopol are seaports on the Black Sea."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" i.e. tribes, from yedi + san.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German ODESSA.

Related phrases

Little OdessaOdessa OblastOdessa Raionblack seacounty seatector countynew york

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