Odesa

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proper noun

A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.

OriginUkrainian Оде́са →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Odessa

    Russian soldiers with loudhailers were instead said to be driving around parts of the city claiming that the city of Odesa has fallen and that other havens for refugees were now rejecting fleeing people.

    2022 March 24, Daniel Boffey, “Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2022
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    The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge.

    2022 October 17, Ivana Kottasová, “‘Kamikaze’ drones are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2023
  2. Alternative spelling of Odessa:
    1. A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
    2. A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
    3. An oblast of Ukraine.

Origin

  1. UkrainianОде́са
  2. EnglishOdesa

Borrowed from Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa) (cognate with Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa)).

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Cite this entry
APA

Odesa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odesa

MLA

“Odesa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odesa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Odesa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odesa.

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