oda

[ oh-duh, oh-dah ]

/ ˈoʊ də, oʊˈdɑ /

noun, plural o·das, o·da, o·da·lar [oh-duh-lahr] /ˌoʊ dəˈlɑr/.

a room within a harem.

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Origin of oda

1615–25; < Turkish: room

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Examples from the Web for oda

At one point, the CIA went behind ODA 574's back to request a platoon of Rangers.
Why Karzai Is a Survivor|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Again the woman knocked, this time much louder, and raised her voice as she called again upon Oda Yorimoto to come out.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs
Presently he noticed the bound and gagged Oda Iseka lying in the brush behind them where he and Theriere had left him.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs
Oda Yorimoto sucked in his lips and his eyes narrowed even more than nature had intended that they should.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs

They reached their destination in the rear of Oda Yorimoto's "palace" without interruption or detection.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs
Saurop′oda, an order of lizards containing gigantic dinosaurs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for oda

ODA

abbreviation for (in Britain, formerly)

Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

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Word Origin and History for oda

oda

room in a harem, 1620s, from Turkish odah "hall, chamber."