oda

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noun

A room within a harem.

Less commonScrabble 4

Meanings

oda1

nounoda (plural odas)

plural odas · alternative odah

  1. A room within a harem.

Oda2

proper noun
  1. A female given name in German.

Oda3

proper nounOda (plural Odas)

plural Odas

  1. A surname from Japanese.

ODA4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Open Data-Center Alliance.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Open Design Alliance.
  3. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Open Document Architecture.
nounODA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableeconomicsInitialism of official development assistance.

    Japan's initial contribution to Kabul resembled “checkbook diplomacy plus” with a pledge of ODA plus the dispatch of the Maritime SDF to the Indian Ocean. These steps appeared sufficient.

    2014, Dennis T. Yasutomo, Japan's Civil-Military Diplomacy: The Banks of the Rubicon, Routledge, →ISBN
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of overseas development assistance.

Origin

oda · noun

  1. Ottoman Turkishاوطه
  2. Englishoda

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطه (oda) (Turkish oda)

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Oda · proper noun

  1. GermanOda
  2. GermanOda
  3. EnglishOda

Borrowed from German Oda.

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Oda · proper noun

  1. Japanese尾田
  2. Japanese小田
  3. Japanese織田
  4. EnglishOda

Borrowed from Japanese 織田 (Oda), Japanese 小田 (Oda) or Japanese 尾田 (Oda).

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APA

oda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oda

MLA

“oda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oda.

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