Meanings
OAS1
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of oral allergy syndrome.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of original antigenic sin.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Organization of American States.
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of OpenAPI Specification, a specification for machine-readable interface files for describing, producing, consuming, and visualizing RESTful Web services.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Organisation de l’Armée Secrète, a French organization.
The first real meeting of the OAS was held in mid-May 1961. Its purpose was to sabotage de Gaulle’s efforts to remove French rule from Algeria.
2001, Ben Abro et al., Assassination! July 14, University of Nebraska, page 193
Oas2
- A municipality of Albay, Philippines.
Oas3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Altered spelling of Aas.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch OAS (Organisatie van Amerikaanse Staten)
- OAS (Organisatie van Amerikaanse Staten)Organization of American States
French OEA (Organisation des États américains)
- OEA (Organisation des États américains)Organization of American States
German OAS
- OASOrganization of American States
Portuguese OEA (Organização dos Estados Americanos)
- OEA (Organização dos Estados Americanos)Organization of American States
Spanish OEA (Organización de los Estados Americanos)
- OEA (Organización de los Estados Americanos)Organization of American States
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Cite this entry
OAS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OAS
“OAS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OAS. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “OAS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OAS.
Source: OAS on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.