Oasis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Greek, from Egyptian.

Pronunciation

• ō-ā'sÄ­s, /əʊˈeɪsɪs/, /@U"eIsɪs/

  Rhymes: -eɪsɪs

• ō-ā'səs, /əʊˈeɪsəs/, /@U"eIs@s/

  Rhymes: -eɪsəs

Noun

oasis (Plural: oases)

1. A well surrounded by vegetation in a desert.

Translations

Arabic: واحة (wāḥah) Bosnian: oaza f. Dutch: oase f. Finnish keidas French: oase f. German: Oase f. Greek: Modern: όαση Ancient: ὄασις

Italian: oasi f. Portuguese: oásis Serbian: Cyrillic: оаза f. Latin: oaza f. Spanish: oásis

el:oasis

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