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- noun Former title of a
king inBenin - noun Now the title of a local
chief inNigeria
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rex Murphy on the president previously know as oba ...
Dr Roy's Thoughts 2010
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Two years ago we planted oba/shiso and got a huge crop; with 10 leaves costing 80 to 100 yen per pack, and us going through up to 50 per week, 200 yen for a seedling from the garden centre is a wonderful bargain.
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June 2nd, 2008 7: 49 pm ET whoever calls obama racisit is racisit as i see it THANK GOD we actually have someone smart and intellegent as obama for president cant wait for jan to watch sen obama become our president go obama you can do it i know you can!!!! oba
Poll: Majority of Americans agree with Obama's Iran approach 2008
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The kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria) was plunged into a state of turmoil at the end of the fifteenth century when oba Ozolua died and left two powerful sons to dispute succession.
Patt Cottingham: Goodbye/Hello 13: Women Reclaiming Rights to Their Goddess Power 2009
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Iz it oba tayba tu has Petey baffe buy da profeshunal grummer?
It was horrible - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Mauses bee oba tayba, but snerk U doen wantz da auntz.
Hoomin, pleez, come heer - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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: A project from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is supposed to evaluate the role of various genetic tests. www4. od.nih.gov/oba/sacghs. htm
Which Genetic Tests Anna Wilde Mathews 2008
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In the early 1700s, an oba named Akenzua was honored in a 2-foot-tall brass altar group (pictured right) that portrays him gripping a staff depicting his rival as a tiny elephant.
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But I do wanna know where kin I acquire me one oba dem Burro Majic Stix?
Talk to da hand… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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No. The "oba, ama, bama ..." re-write was merely another way of letting the reader "hear" what it sounded like, and it did sound like that.
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