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Offa

American  
[aw-fuh, of-uh] / ˈɔ fə, ˈɒf ə /

noun

  1. died 796, king of Mercia 757–96.

OFFA 1 British  
/ ˈɒfə /

acronym

  1. Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals

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Offa 2 British  
/ ˈɒfə /

noun

  1. died 796 ad , king of Mercia (757–796), who constructed an earthwork ( Offa's Dyke ) between Wales and Mercia

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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

The findings give new context to Charlemagne's delicate diplomatic relations with King Offa of Mercia in England.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Written records showed she became royal abbess of a monastery after the death of her husband, King Offa, who had ruled Mercia, one of the main Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021

Still, they protested for about 90 minutes, holding signs that read, “Take Your Knee Offa Our Necks’’ and “Black Lives Matter.’

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2020

This was destroyed during the wars of the Heptarchy, and on its site a college of secular canons was founded, in 775, by Offa, King of Mercia.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George

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