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oda¹

Where it comes from

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

noun odas · odah

  1. A room within a harem.

Oda²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Oda.

proper noun

  1. A female given name in German.

Oda³

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Odas

  1. A surname from Japanese.

ODA⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Open Data-Center Alliance
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Open Design Alliance
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Open Document Architecture

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism 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.
  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of overseas development assistance

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aps, aid, assistance, disarmament, official, apo, opv, dap, apa, frb, gsp, pda, epa, vet, ado, san

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oda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oda

Chicago

"oda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oda.

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@misc{oda_2026,
  title = {oda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}