oshana

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noun

A kind of seasonally inundated depression, particularly in Namibia's Oshana Region.

OriginKwanyama oshana →
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Meanings

oshana1

nounoshana (plural oshanas)

plural oshanas

  1. NamibiaA kind of seasonally inundated depression, particularly in Namibia's Oshana Region.

Oshana2

proper nounOshana (plural Oshanas)

plural Oshanas

  1. A surname from Aramaic.

Origin

oshana · noun

  1. Kwanyamaoshana
  2. Englishoshana

From Kwanyama oshana.

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Oshana · proper noun

  1. Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܐܘܫܥܢܐ“Hosanna”
  2. EnglishOshana

Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnā, “Hosanna”); this surname is predominantly found among the Assyrian community of Iraq.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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