Odesa

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Odesa

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Borrowed from Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa) (cognate with Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa)).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Odessa Russian soldiers with loudhailers were instead said to be driving around parts of the city claiming that the city of Odesa has fallen and that other havens for refugees were now rejecting fleeing people.
  2. A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
  3. A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
  4. An oblast of Ukraine.

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@misc{odesa_2026,
  title = {Odesa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odesa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}