oda
[oh-duh, oh-dah]
- a room within a harem.
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Origin of oda
1615–25; < Turkish: room
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At one point, the CIA went behind ODA 574's back to request a platoon of Rangers.
Historical Examples
At last Oda Yorimoto reached the far side of the long chamber.
The MuckerEdgar Rice Burroughs
And the large hut in the center of the village street is the palace of Oda Yorimoto?
The MuckerEdgar Rice Burroughs
In 942 Oda, a full-blooded Dane, was made archbishop of Canterbury.
The work of Oda is overshadowed by that of Dunstan, the kinsman and disciple of Bishop Ælfheah.
The English Church in the Middle AgesWilliam Hunt
She reaped her reward in gaining the services of the Danish Oda and his nephew Oswald.
The English Church in the Middle AgesWilliam Hunt
ODA
- Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)
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Word Origin and History for oda
n.
room in a harem, 1620s, from Turkish odah "hall, chamber."
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