Definition of 'oasis'
Word forms: plural oases (oʊeɪsiːz
)
1. countable noun
An oasis is a small area in a desert where water and plants are found.
2. countable noun
You can refer to a pleasant place or situation as an oasis when it is surrounded by unpleasant ones.
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Oasis in British English
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oasis in American English
(ouˈeisɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siz)
SYNONYMS 2. haven, harbor, retreat, shelter.Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019
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Derived forms
oasitic (ˌouəˈsɪtɪk) oasal or oasean (ouˈeisiən) adjective
Word origin
[1605–15; ‹ LL ‹ Gk óasis (Herodotus) ‹ Egyptian wḥ't oasis, oasis region]Examples of 'oasis' in a sentence
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oasis
British English: oasis
/əʊˈeɪsɪs/ NOUN
An oasis is a small area in a desert where water and plants are found.
- American English: oasis /oʊˈeɪsɪs/
- Arabic: وَاحَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: oásis
- Chinese: 绿洲
- Croatian: oaza
- Czech: oáza
- Danish: oase
- Dutch: oase
- European Spanish: oasis
- Finnish: keidas
- French: oasis
- German: Oase
- Greek: όαση
- Italian: oasi
- Japanese: オアシス
- Korean: 오아시스
- Norwegian: oase
- Polish: oaza oazy
- European Portuguese: oásis
- Romanian: oază
- Russian: оазис
- Latin American Spanish: oasis
- Swedish: oas
- Thai: บริเวณอุดมสมบูรณ์ในทะเลทราย
- Turkish: vaha
- Ukrainian: оазис
- Vietnamese: ốc đảo
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