oda

[oh-duh, oh-dah]

noun, plural o·das, o·da, o·da·lar

[oh-duh-lahr] /ˌoʊ dəˈlɑr/.

a room within a harem.

Origin of oda

1615–25; < Turkish: room

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Examples from the Web for oda

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of oda

At last Oda Yorimoto reached the far side of the long chamber.
The Mucker
Edgar Rice Burroughs
And the large hut in the center of the village street is the palace of Oda Yorimoto?
The Mucker
Edgar Rice Burroughs
In 942 Oda, a full-blooded Dane, was made archbishop of Canterbury.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5
Various
The work of Oda is overshadowed by that of Dunstan, the kinsman and disciple of Bishop Ælfheah.
The English Church in the Middle Ages
William Hunt
She reaped her reward in gaining the services of the Danish Oda and his nephew Oswald.
The English Church in the Middle Ages
William Hunt

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Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)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

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