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Oasis

Oasis Meaning & Definition
Oasis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oasis?

[n] a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
[n] a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oasis: haven

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See Also | parcel | parcel of land | piece of ground | piece of land | shelter | tract

Oasis In Webster's Dictionary

\O"as*is\ ([=o]"[.a]*s[i^]s or [-o]*[=a]"s[i^]s; 277), n.; pl. {Oases} (-s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'o`asis; cf. Copt. ouahe.] A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert. My one oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life. --Tennyson.

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