Odessa

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See also: ODESSA

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Odessa on Wikipedia
Odessa Oblast (sense 1.3)
Odessa Raion (sense 1.2)

Etymology

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" ie tribes, from yedi + san.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əʊˈdɛsə/
  • Hyphenation: Odes‧sa
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun

Odessa

  1. A locale in Ukraine.
    1. A port city and administrative center of Odessa Raion, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
      Alternative form: Odesa
    2. A raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Odessa.
      Alternative form: Odesa
    3. An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Odessa.
      Alternative form: Odesa
  2. A locale in Canada.
    1. A community of the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A locale in the United States.
    1. A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
    2. A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
    3. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
    4. A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
    5. A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
    6. A census-designated place in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
    7. A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
    8. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
    9. A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
    10. A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
    11. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Odessa n

  1. Odessa, a city and oblast in Ukraine.

Further reading

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby, from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈdɛs.sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛssa
  • Syllabification: O‧des‧sa

Proper noun

Odessa f (related adjective odeski)

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Declension

Further reading

  • Odessa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Odessa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Одеса (Odesa).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: O‧des‧sa

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Spanish

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Alternative form of Odesa

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa).

Proper noun

Odessa

  1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Declension