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oda

or o·dah

[ 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

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

Words nearby oda

oculovertebral dysplasia, oculozygomatic, oculus, ocy-, od, oda, odah, odalisque, Oda Nobunaga, O'Day, odd
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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Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)
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