Odessa

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See also: ODESSA

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
 Odessa on Wikipedia
Odessa Oblast
Odessa Raion

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" ie tribes, from yedi + san.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əʊˈdɛsə/
  • Hyphenation: Odes‧sa
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa

  1. A locale in Ukraine.
    1. The city of Odessa; A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, on the Black Sea
    2. The Odessa Raion; A raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Odessa
    3. The Odessa Oblast; An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Odessa
  2. A locale in Canada.
    1. A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A locale in the United States.
    1. A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
    2. A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
    3. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
    4. A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
    5. A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
    6. A census-designated place in Buffal County, Nebraska, United States.
    7. A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
    8. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
    9. A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
    10. A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
    11. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

Synonyms[edit]

(Ukrainian city): (historical)

raion
oblast

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa n

  1. Odessa, a city and oblast in Ukraine.

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Anagrams[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby, from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈdɛs.sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛssa
  • Syllabification: O‧des‧sa

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa f (related adjective odeski)

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Odessa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Odessa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ukrainian Одеса (Odesa).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: O‧des‧sa

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Spanish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa f

  1. Alternative form of Odesa

Turkish[edit]

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Etymology[edit]

From Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa).

Proper noun[edit]

Odessa

  1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Declension[edit]