oda

or o·dah

[ oh-duh, oh-dah ]

noun

, plural o·das, o·da, o·da·lar [oh-d, uh, -, lahr].

1. a room within a harem.

ODA

abbreviation for

1. Overseas Development Administration, now superseded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

Word History and Origins

Origin of oda¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Turkish: “room”

Example Sentences

Based around a series of comics by manga auteur Eiichiro Oda, it follows Monkey D Luffy, the leader of a group of pirates travelling the world on the hunt for a mysterious treasure known as the One Piece.

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He was back in singles action on Saturday and having suffered a groin injury in the opening game, and then lost the first set 6-2, came back to take Japan’s Tokito Oda to three sets.

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Hewett, who only needed a men’s singles gold to complete a career set of accomplishments, won the second set 6-4, and then had a match point in the decider - but Oda came from 5-3 down to win it 7-5.

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The Wimbledon champion was unable to complete a career 'Golden Slam' in singles, failing to convert a gold-medal point in his singles final, and eventually losing 6-2 4-6 7-5 to Japan's Tokito Oda.

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The 26-year-old was defeated 6-2 4-6 7-5 by Japan's Tokito Oda at Roland Garros.

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