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It is a Turkish word, and has a spatial connotation, as it comes from the word oda, which means “room.”

Scheherazade Goes West Fatema Mernissi 2001

The greatest part of his bashaws and Janizaries were the offspring of Christian parents: but the glories of the Turkish name were perpetuated by successive adoption; and in the gradual change of individuals, the spirit of a legion, a regiment, or an oda, is kept alive by imitation and discipline.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Hän osaa suomea, mutta en minä. oda kapısı Says:

Retailers struggle with multi-channel 2007

Also couples shd learn to communicate with each oda n learn to listen to each odas mind n body.

Da Predator- a poem in 3 acts! princesa 2008

Hoy, una canción, una oda, que le dedico muy especialmente a todas las ex que nos complican la vida.

veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008

And don't you just love the racist headline: "oda goes yoda".

More news about the Status of Women issue Suzanne 2006

Por ejemplo, comparto esta oda a mi primer mes en este país, en esta potencia tan sosa y extraña en donde resido.

cruda Diary Entry cruda 2005

A further ironic implication of Farrell's, Boucher's, and Moore's use of the imagery of the odalisque is that the signification of "odalisque" as concubine is itself a projection of the European mind, since its original Turkish meaning is simply that of "'woman of the room [oda],' implying a general servant status" (Croutier 30-32).

Irish Odalisques and Other Seductive Figures: Thomas Moore 2000

Christmas wuz ok, far betta 'dan any oda' I had, cause ah 'gots so's much done. ah' slept til about ten, woke down and had some rada 'pleasant day hangin' nodin 'but cleanin', and ah 'gots some LOT uh it done. ah' can actually see mah 'floo'!

terrarose Diary Entry terrarose 2001

Donors need information to ensure they are providing support to effective reformers and to build public support for increasing oda.

The Challenge for the UN in a Globalising World 1999