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• oda
  oda

  noun

  a room within a harem.
• ODA
  ODA

  abbreviation

  Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

oda

American  

[oh-duh, oh-dah] / ˈoʊ də, oʊˈdɑ /

Or odah

noun

• odas,
  plural
• oda,
  plural
• odalar
  plural

1. a room within a harem.

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ODA British  

abbreviation

1. Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• oda
  plural
• odalar
  plural
• odas
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of oda

First recorded in 1615–25; from Turkish: “room”

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Example Sentences

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ODA odas

According to the complaint, Robinson’s company, ODA Solutions, regularly submitted over 400 claims for hundreds of Medicaid beneficiaries “on any given day.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

ODA supports economic development and welfare in developing countries.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

However, Dodds said that instead of taking this approach the prime minister had decided to allow the ODA to "absorb the entire burden".

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025

It will examine the extent to which participants in the ODA program are promoting safety.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022

ODA seems to be very much focused on office documents, which is what it started out being called— office document architecture.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

After this severe probation, they were again transferred to the capital, and enrolled in the different odas or regiments; and here their military education commenced.—H.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

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