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  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

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Example Sentences

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oka Oka

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

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

Panettiere was 17 when “Heroes” became a breakout hit and made her and co-stars Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and Zachary Quinto sought-after talents.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Emily Kuroda as take-charge producer Madame Liang and Marc Oka as Wang, Ta’s old-school father, throw themselves into the revival with full farcical force.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Although the basic theory behind Floquet physics dates back to a 2009 proposal by Oka and Aoki, experimental proof has been difficult.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

But what sets the film Norma apart is the involvement of the protagonist herself in the creative process, the film's screenwriter Oka Aurora tells BBC Indonesian.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

They rapidly traversed the southern provinces, trampling down all opposition until they reached the Oka.

From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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