name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/əʊˈeɪsɪs/
UK:/əʊˈeɪsəs/
US:ō-ā'sĭs
US:ō-ā'səs
US:/oʊˈeɪsɪs/
US:/oʊˈeɪsəs/
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rhymes with -eɪsɪs
rhymes with -eɪsəs
CMU ARPABET:OW0 EY1 S IH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Acronym of Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: island, refuge
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haven
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shelter
8
noun
Meaning 8
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
History
Etymology
From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
Across languages
Translations
124 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
oazë
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Arabic:
وَاحَة
(wāḥa)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Arabic:
غُوطَة
(ḡūṭa)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Arabic:
واح
(wāḥ)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Armenian:
օազիս
(ōazis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Armenian:
ովասիս
(ovasis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Assamese:
মৰুদ্যান
(moruiddan)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Asturian:
oasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Azerbaijani:
vahə
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Basque:
oasi
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Belarusian:
аа́зіс
(aázis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Bengali:
মরুদ্যান
(moruddan)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Bulgarian:
оа́зис
(oázis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Burmese:
အိုအေစစ်
(uiecac)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Catalan:
oasi
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⴰⵎⴷⴰ
(amda)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Chinese Cantonese:
綠洲 /绿洲
(luk6 zau1)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Chinese:
綠洲 /绿洲
(le̍k-chiu)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Chinese Mandarin:
綠洲 /绿洲
(lǜzhōu)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Coptic:
ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ
(ouahe)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Czech:
oáza
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Danish:
oase
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Dutch:
oase
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Esperanto:
oazo
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Estonian:
oaas
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Faroese:
grøna
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Finnish:
keidas
— spring surrounded by fertile area
French:
oasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Galician:
oasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Georgian:
ოაზისი
(oazisi)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
German:
Oase
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Greek:
όαση
(óasi)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Ancient Greek:
ὄασις
(óasis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hebrew:
נווה
(navé)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hebrew:
אוֹאָזִיס
(oázis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hindi:
नख़लिस्तान
(naxlistān)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hindi:
मरूद्यान
(marūdyān)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hindi:
शाद्वल
(śādval)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hindi:
ओएसिस
(oesis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Hungarian:
oázis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Icelandic:
vin
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Ido:
oaziso
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Indonesian:
oasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Indonesian:
oase
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Indonesian:
wahah
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Irish:
ósais
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Italian:
oasi
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Japanese:
オアシス
(oashisu)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Kalmyk:
оазис
(oazis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Kazakh:
шұрат
(şūrat)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Khmer:
អូអេស៊ីស
(ʼouʼeesiih)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Korean:
오아시스
(oasiseu)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Korean:
천지
(cheonji)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Northern Kurdish:
wahe
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Kyrgyz:
оазис
(oazis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Latvian:
oāze
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Lithuanian:
oazė
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Lombard:
oasi
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Macedonian:
оа́за
(oáza)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Malay:
wahah
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Māori:
puna manawa
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Māori:
punamanawa
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Mongolian:
баян бүрд
(bajan bürd)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Mongolian:
ногоон бүрд
(nogoon bürd)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Mongolian:
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠳᠦ
(bayan büridü)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Mongolian:
ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠳᠦ
(noɣuɣan büridü)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Norwegian Bokmål:
oase
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Pashto:
واحه
(wāha)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Persian:
واحِه
(vâhe)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Persian:
آبادی
(âbâdi)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Piedmontese:
òasi
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Polish:
oaza
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Portuguese:
oásis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Romanian:
oază
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Russian:
оа́зис
(oázis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Serbo-Croatian:
оа́за
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Serbo-Croatian:
oáza
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Slovak:
oáza
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Slovene:
oaza
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Spanish:
oasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Swedish:
oas
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Tagalog:
owasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Tagalog:
oasis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Tajik:
воҳа
(voha)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Tatar:
ваһа
(waha)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Tatar:
оазис
(oazis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Thai:
โอเอซิส
(oo-ee-sís)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Turkish:
vaha
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Ottoman Turkish:
واحه
(vaha)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Turkmen:
oazis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Turkmen:
waha
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Ukrainian:
оа́зис
(oázys)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Ukrainian:
оа́за
(oáza)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Ukrainian:
оа́з
(oáz)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Urdu:
نَخْلِسْتان
(naxlistān)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Uyghur:
يېشىلزارلىق
(yëshilzarliq)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Uyghur:
بوستانلىق
(bostanliq)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Uyghur:
ۋاھە
(wahe)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Uzbek:
voha
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Uzbek:
oazis
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Vietnamese:
ốc đảo
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Volapük:
loasid
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Welsh:
gwerddon
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Yiddish:
אָאַזיס
(oazis)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Yiddish:
אָאַזע
(oaze)
— spring surrounded by fertile area
Belarusian:
аа́зіс
(aázis)
— quiet or peaceful place
Bulgarian:
оа́зис
(oázis)
— quiet or peaceful place
Catalan:
oasi
— quiet or peaceful place
Czech:
oáza
— quiet or peaceful place
Esperanto:
oazo
— quiet or peaceful place
Finnish:
keidas
— quiet or peaceful place
Galician:
oasis
— quiet or peaceful place
Georgian:
ოაზისი
(oazisi)
— quiet or peaceful place
German:
Oase
— quiet or peaceful place
Greek:
όαση
(óasi)
— quiet or peaceful place
Hungarian:
oázis
— quiet or peaceful place
Macedonian:
оа́за
(oáza)
— quiet or peaceful place
Norwegian Bokmål:
oase
— quiet or peaceful place
Polish:
oaza
— quiet or peaceful place
Portuguese:
oásis
— quiet or peaceful place
Russian:
оа́зис
(oázis)
— quiet or peaceful place
Spanish:
oasis
— quiet or peaceful place
Turkish:
cennet
— quiet or peaceful place
Ukrainian:
оа́зис
(oázys)
— quiet or peaceful place