Etymology

Odessa

Odes·sa
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Today it means: A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. Full definition →

Russian Оде́сса ← Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός
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Odessa · proper noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὈδησσός
  2. Russian · borrowed fromОде́сса
  3. English todayOdessa

Borrowed 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" i.e. tribes, from yedi + san.

Odessa · proper noun2

Uncertain; possibly from the placename, with usage influenced by the name Odysseus.

ODESSA · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromODESSA
  2. English todayODESSA

Borrowed from German ODESSA.

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