Odessa.
A locale in Ukraine:
Meaning & usage
A locale in Ukraine: A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
A locale in Ukraine: A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
A locale in Ukraine: An oblast of Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
A locale in Canada: A community in the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
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A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
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A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
A locale in the United States: A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
A locale in the United States: A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
A locale in the United States: A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
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A locale in the United States: A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed 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" i.e. tribes, from yedi + san.
A female given name.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; possibly from the placename, with usage influenced by the name Odysseus.
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