Odessa

American  

[oh-des-uh] / oʊˈdɛs ə /

noun

1. the Russian name of Odesa.

2. a city in western Texas.

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Odessa British  

/ aˈdjɛsə, əʊˈdɛsə /

noun

1. a port in S Ukraine on the Black Sea: the chief Russian grain port in the 19th century; university (1865); industrial centre and important naval base. Pop: 1 010 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Besides withdrawing its appeal of the Odessa lawsuit, the group hasn’t had any meetings since December.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

In the end, only Kingsbury and Odessa, a city of 124,000 people, joined the organization.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

His research took him to the family’s ancestral home in Odessa; to Belle-Epoque Paris; and to the Palais Ephrussi in Vienna, where the netsuke resided until Austria fell under Nazi rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Marty Supreme star Odessa A'zion walked the red carpet wearing an embellished black gown.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

But it did happen in the second game, in a stadium 530 miles east of Odessa in Marshall, Texas.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger