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1. (n.) oasis
a fertile area in a desert region, usu. having a spring or well.
2. oasis
a refuge, as from work or stress; haven.
Etymology: (1605–15; < LL < Gk óasis (Herodotus) < Egyptian w&hdotbelow;&hamza;t)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) oasis
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
2. (noun) haven, oasis
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
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1. (noun) oasis
an area in the desert where there is water
an oasis in the desert
2. oasis
a place that is different and more pleasant than everything around it
Her bedroom was an oasis of calm in the noisy house.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) oasis
a fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert
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Sense: an area in a desert where water is found
The travellers stopped at an oasis.
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 Afrikaans: oase |
 Arabic: واحَه |
 Bulgarian: оазис |
 Brazilian: oásis |
 Czech: oáza |
 German: die Oase |
 Danish: oase |
 Greek: όαση |
 Spanish: oasis |
 Estonian: oaas |
 Farsi: واحه؛ آبادی میان کویر |
 Finnish: keidas |
 French: oasis |
 Hebrew: נְווֵה מִדבָּר |
 Hindi: मरुद्वीप, मरूद्यान, नखलिस |
 Croatian: oaza |
 Hungarian: oázis |
 Indonesian: wahah |
 Icelandic: (eyðimerkur)vin |
 Italian: oasi |
 Japanese: オアシス |
 Korean: 오아시스 |
 Lithuanian: oazė |
 Latvian: oāze |
 Malay: oasis |
 Dutch: oase |
 Norwegian: oase |
 Polish: oaza |
 Persian: منطقه ميان دشت، واحه؛ آبا |
 Pashto: په بيديا كښى يو تم [ځاى |
 Portuguese: oásis |
 Romanian: oază |
 Russian: оазис |
 Slovak: oáza |
 Slovenian: oaza |
 Serbian: oaza |
 Swedish: oas |
 Thai: บริเวณอุดมสมบูรณ์ในทะเลทร |
 Turkish: vaha |
 Taiwanese: 沙漠中的綠洲 |
 Ukrainian: оаза, оазис |
 Urdu: نخلستان، ريگستان ميں سرسب |
 Vietnamese: ốc đảo |
 Chinese: 沙漠中的绿洲 |
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