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• oda
  oda

  noun

  a room within a harem.
• ODA
  ODA

  abbreviation

  Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

oda

American  

[oh-duh, oh-dah] / ˈoʊ də, oʊˈdɑ /

Or odah

noun

• odas,
  plural
• oda,
  plural
• odalar
  plural

1. a room within a harem.

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ODA British  

abbreviation

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 Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• oda
  plural
• odalar
  plural
• odas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of oda

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

Example Sentences

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ODA odas

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

Official development assistance by governments, known as ODA, fell in 2024 for the first time in six years, and the U.S.,

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

The Treasury emphasised that the government was prioritising essential overseas aid funding and remained committed to spending 0.7% of national income on ODA once the fiscal situation allowed.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2022

It will examine the extent to which participants in the ODA program are promoting safety.

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 1998 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 T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur