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Odessa

American  
[oh-des-uh] / oʊˈdɛs ə /

noun

  1. the Russian name of Odesa.

  2. a city in western Texas.

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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