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  Oka

  noun

  a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 miles (1,530 km) long.

oka

¹ American  

[oh-kuh] / ˈoʊ kə /

noun

1. 1. Also called old oka.  a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).

   2. Also called new oka.  a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.

2. a form unit of liquid measure, equal to about 1.33 U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).

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oka ² American  

[oh-kuh] / ˈoʊ kə /

noun

1. oca.

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Oka ³ American  

[oh-kah, uh-kah] / oʊˈkɑ, ʌˈkɑ /

noun

1. a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 miles (1,530 km) long.

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oka ¹ British  

/ ˈəʊkə, əʊk /

noun

1. a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms

2. a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres

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Oka ² British  

/ ˈəʊkə /

noun

1. a brine-cured Canadian cheese

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Etymology

Origin of oka

1615–25; < Italian occa < Turkish okka < Arabic (compare ūquiyya ) < Greek ounkíā; cognate with Latin uncia; see ounce ¹

Example Sentences

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oka Oka

At a quarter to eight Je kvarono antaŭ la oka yeh kvahro'no ahn'tahw la oh-kah At nine a.m.

From Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation by William W. Mann

The copper is so much per oka, the workmanship so much; every article is weighed by a sworn weigher and a ticket sent with it. 

From Letters from Egypt by Janet Ross

We bought an oka of excellent cherries, which we were cruel enough to taste in the streets, before the hungry eyes of the suffering merchants.

From The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain by Bayard Taylor

E hoi ka makani Let the wind fly A ka maka oka opua Before the face of the clouds.

From Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff

“Heroes” star Masi Oka said Panettiere was “wiser beyond her years and now gone too soon” while “Nashville” co-star Connie Britton recalled Pannettiere was “bursting with brilliance” during their time on the ABC series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, the closest of them all was the men’s horizontal bar gymnastics final, where Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka and Colombia’s Angel Barajas were barely inseparable.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024

His efforts on the high bar solidified the win for Japan in the all-around team competition, earning him and his teammates — Kazuma Kaya, Shinnosuke Oka, Takaaki Sugino and Wataru Tanigawa — a gold medal.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024

"Our research opens up new avenues for understanding the underlying mechanisms of premature aging diseases and offers potential targets for therapeutic intervention," Oka said.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024

Kutusoff had resolved to direct his flight southward, first to Gonczarewo, and then beyond Kalouga; and at the Oka every thing was by this time ready for his passage.

From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur