Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 1,500 km (930 mi) long, of western Russia flowing north, east, and northeast to join the Volga River near Nizhny Novgorod.
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- proper noun A certain village in the Canadian province of Quebec.
- noun Canada A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by
Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec. - proper noun A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the
Volga .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
- noun a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
- noun a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
Etymologies
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Examples
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Masi Oka is a talented and lucky guy: Brown graduate, ILM alum and now Hiro Nakamura on Heroes.
June 2009 2009
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Rumor also has it Oka is looking to leave Heroes but NBC does not want him to leave.
June 2009 2009
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Rumor also has it Oka is looking to leave Heroes but NBC does not want him to leave.
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Masi Oka is a talented and lucky guy: Brown graduate, ILM alum and now Hiro Nakamura on Heroes.
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The Ontario government, not wanting a repeat of Mike Harris 'cavalry charge into Ipperwash, not to mention the SQ's cavalry charge into Oka, is stymied by indecision.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Our actions in Oka were not well understood or appreciated by all involved at the time.
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And it was true in Oka, Quebec, in 1992, when we provided medical supplies and food to people in the community affected during the extended stand-off.
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Like Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, and Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka is developing a flourishing movie career beyond the world of Heroes, and his most prominent role to date is co-starring alongside Nate Torrance in the “Get Smart” movie spin-off, “Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control”.
July 2010 | Heroes: NBC TV Show/Series – News, Spoilers, Reviews, and Fan Forum 2008
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One Heroes Season 4 rumor, and an update on what Masi Oka aka Hiro has been doing during his hiatus from the show.
July 2010 | Heroes: NBC TV Show/Series – News, Spoilers, Reviews, and Fan Forum 2009
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Taihoku to build another camp - called the Oka Camp, where the men from Taihoku Camp #6 were to be moved "for their safety from the American bombing of the city".
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