oasis
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin Oasis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),
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Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsɪs, -eɪsəs
Noun
oasis (plural oases or oasises)
- A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:
- It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
- A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
- The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.
Synonyms
Usage notes
The plural oasises is rare and sometimes proscribed.
Related terms
Translations
well surrounded by fertile region
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quiet or peaceful place
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis m or f (plural oasis)
Further reading
- “oasis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis m (plural oases)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin Oasis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),
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Pronunciation
Noun
oasis m (plural oasis)
Tagalog
Etymology
Noun
oasis
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