Odessan

1. not comparableOf or relating to the city of Odessa, Ukraine.

   His written responses (which have been slightly edited and condensed) are evidence that, even with the backdrop of such military horrors, if you ask an Odessan poet about Odessa and poetry, you will receive riches.

   2022 March 15, Talia Lavin, “‘The War Never Left’: A conversation with Ilya Kaminsky about memory, viral poetry, and the tragedy of Ukraine.”, in New York—Intelligencer

   Synonyms: Odesan

2. not comparableOf or relating to Odessa, Texas.

plural Odessans

1. A native or inhabitant of Odessa, Ukraine.

   Kaminsky himself is not living happily during this war: He is in contact with the Odessans he loves, trying to get them out, to get them money, and, frenetically and constantly, sharing poetry by Ukrainians in translation.

   2022 March 15, Talia Lavin, “‘The War Never Left’: A conversation with Ilya Kaminsky about memory, viral poetry, and the tragedy of Ukraine.”, in New York—Intelligencer

   Synonyms: Odesan, Odesite, Odessite

2. A native or inhabitant of Odessa, Texas.