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Oxana

Oxana proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Окса́на (Oksána).

Proper noun

Oxana (plural Oxanas)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Окса́на (Oksána).
    • ‘Now,’ said Wardle, and Detective Sergeant Ekwensi clicked out the nib of her pen and prepared to write, ‘does the name Oxana Voloshina mean anything to either of you?’2015, Robert Galbraith [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Career of Evil, Sphere, →ISBN
    • ‘Go and explore the city. And start thinking about your cover name. Oxana Vorontsova’s dead.’2017, Luke Jennings, Codename Villanelle, John Murray, →ISBN

Forms of Oxana

pluralOxanas
alternative formOksana

Questions about Oxana

What does Oxana mean?
Oxana means a transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Окса́на (Oksána).
What part of speech is Oxana?
Oxana is a proper noun.

Words near Oxana in the dictionary

  1. oxammite
  2. oxammonium
  3. oxamniquine
  4. oxamphetamine
  5. oxamyl
  6. Oxana
  7. oxanamide
  8. oxandrolone
  9. oxane
  10. oxanes
  11. oxanilate

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