oda
noun
a room within a harem.
oda
American
[oh-duh, oh-dah]
/ ˈoʊ də, oʊˈdɑ /
Or
odah
noun
odas,
plural
oda,
plural
odalar
plural
ODA
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of oda
First recorded in 1615–25; from Turkish: “room”
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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
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projects External link that ODA assistance may have declined by another 10% to 18% from 2024 to 2025.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
International rules allow governments to count the money they spend on the first year of an asylum seeker's stay in their country as official development assistance - known as ODA.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2022
“Boeing fully supports efforts to enhance transparency and independence in the ODA program,” the company said in a statement.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
ODA is defined as financial assistance which is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of LDCs, and contains a grant element of at least 25%.
From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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 Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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