Offa
noun
died 796, king of Mercia 757–96.
Offa
American
[aw-fuh, of-uh]
/ ˈɔ fə, ˈɒf ə /
noun
OFFA
1
British
/ ˈɒfə /
acronym
Offa
2
British
/ ˈɒfə /
noun
Example Sentences
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It is perhaps significant that the later Offa also aimed for fame by fixing a border, this one between Mercia and Wales.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In 787, with the pope’s permission, Offa established the archdiocese of Lichfield in Mercia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Images from an AFP photographer in Offa, in neighbouring Kwara state, showed crumbled buildings with roofs caved in and belongings scattered among the wreckage.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
In a surviving letter sent to Offa in 796, Charlemagne discussed trade in commodities as well as political exiles.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Hereford was a principal town of Mercia under the Heptarchy, the palace of Offa, the most powerful of the Mercian princes, being within three miles of it on the north-eastern side.
From The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble by Ritchie, Leitch
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