Odessa

O·des·sa

[oh-des-uh; for 1 also Russian uh-dye-suh]
noun
1.
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
2.
a city in W Texas.
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Odessa (əʊˈdɛsə, Russian aˈdjɛsə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a port in S Ukraine on the Black Sea: the chief Russian grain port in the 19th century; university (1865); industrial centre and important naval base. Pop: 1 010 000 (2005 est)

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