Odessa

See also: ODESSA

English

Odessa Oblast
Odessa Raion

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" ie tribes, from yedi + san.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əʊˈdɛsə/
  • Hyphenation: Odes‧sa
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun

Odessa

  1. A locale in Ukraine.
    1. The city of Odessa; A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, on the Black Sea
    2. The Odessa Raion; A raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Odessa
    3. The Odessa Oblast; An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Odessa
  2. A locale in Canada.
    1. A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A locale in the United States.
    1. A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
    2. A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
    3. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
    4. A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
    5. A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
    6. A census-designated place in Buffal County, Nebraska, United States.
    7. A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
    8. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
    9. A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
    10. A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
    11. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

(Ukrainian city): (historical)

  • Hacibey
  • Khadjibey
raion
  • Odesa Raion
  • Odessa Raion
oblast
  • Odesa Oblast
  • Odessa Oblast

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Odessa n

  1. Odessa, a city and oblast in Ukraine.

Further reading

Italian

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby, from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈdɛs.sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛssa
  • Syllabification: O‧des‧sa

Proper noun

Odessa f (related adjective odeski)

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Declension

Further reading

  • Odessa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Odessa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Одеса (Odesa).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈdɛ.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈdɛ.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈdɛ.sɐ/ [ɔˈðɛ.sɐ]

  • Hyphenation: O‧des‧sa

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Odessa (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Spanish

Proper noun

Odessa f

  1. Alternative form of Odesa

Turkish

Etymology

From Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa).

Proper noun

Odessa

  1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

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