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Odessa

Syllables: Odes·sa/əʊˈdɛsə/US/oʊˈdɛsə/

Odessa proper noun: a port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.

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Proper noun (1)

Odessa

  1. A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
  2. A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
  3. An oblast of Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
  4. A community in the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
  7. A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
  8. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
  9. A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
  10. A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
  11. A census-designated place in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
  12. A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
  3. A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

Proper noun (2)

Odessa

  1. A female given name.
    • George Bixler, cashier, and Miss Odessa Moser, bookkeeper, were not suspicious when three men entered the bank at 10:15 A. M. wearing firemen's blue jackets and jumpers and with their faces smeared as though with engine grease.1931 July 31, “Trio Rob Ohio Bank; Pose as Rail Firemen […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • The marriage of Miss Odessa Elizabeth Milford, daughter of J. Davis Milford of Columbus, Ga., and the late Mrs. Milford, to Theodore John Hahn, son of Mrs. Theodore F. Hahn and the late Rev. John Hahn of Baltimore, took place this afternoon at Brown Memorial Church with the Rev. Dr. J. Ross...1935 August 16, “Hahn-Milford”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Proper noun (3) capitalized: ODESSA

ODESSA

  1. A German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe.

Odessa meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Arabic

Odessa in Hindi

city in Ukraine
ओडेसा oḍesā

Odessa in Marathi

city in Ukraine
ओडेसा oḍesā, ओडेस्सा oḍessā
American city
ओडेसा oḍesā

Odessa in Bengali

city in Ukraine
ওডেসা ōḍeśa

Odessa in Arabic

city in Ukraine
أُودِيسَا ʔudīsā, أُدِسَّة ʔudissa
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Odessa in Persian
اودسا Odesâ
Odessa in Thai
โอเดสซา oo-dèet-saa
Odessa in Myanmar
အိုဒက်ဆာ uidakhca

Examples of Odessa in a sentence

  • The marriage of Miss Odessa Elizabeth Milford, daughter of J.1935 August 16, “Hahn-Milford”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
  • Odessa Wright Donnelly, who retired after thirty years' service with the Harlem Young Women's Christian Association in 1957, died Friday at her home at 246 West 150th Street after a short illness.1961 November 12, “Mrs. Arthur Donnelly”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Origin of Odessa

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" i.e. tribes, from yedi + san.

Uncertain; possibly from the placename, with usage influenced by the name Odysseus.

Borrowed from German ODESSA.

Words formed from Odessa

Words that rhyme with Odessa

Questions about Odessa

What does Odessa mean?
Odessa means a port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
What is Odessa in Hindi?
Odessa in Hindi is ओडेसा (oḍesā). See Odessa meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Odessa in a sentence?
The marriage of Miss Odessa Elizabeth Milford, daughter of J.
What part of speech is Odessa?
Odessa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Odessa?
Odessa is pronounced /əʊˈdɛsə/ (UK).

Words near Odessa in the dictionary

  1. Odesan
  2. Odesans
  3. Odesite
  4. Odesites
  5. odesivimab
  6. Odessa
  7. Odessan
  8. Odessans
  9. Odessite
  10. Odessites
  11. Odetta

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Odessa (page history and authors); ODESSA (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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