Oasis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊˈeɪsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊˈeɪsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊˈeɪsɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /oʊˈeɪsɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

haven

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Oase

ein fruchtbarer Bereich in einer Wüste (wo der Grundwasserspiegel die Oberfläche erreicht)

🇮🇹Italian

oasi

un tratto fertile in un deserto (dove la falda freatica si avvicina alla superficie)

🇳🇱Dutch

oase

een vruchtbaar gebied in een woestijn (waar de grondwaterspiegel het oppervlak nadert)

🇵🇹Portuguese

oásis

uma área fértil em um deserto (onde o lençol freático se aproxima da superfície)

🇷🇺Russian

оазис

плодородный участок пустыни (там, где уровень грунтовых вод приближается к поверхности)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओएसिस

रेगिस्तान में एक उपजाऊ पथ (जहाँ जल स्तर सतह के निकट आता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

মরুদ্যান

একটি মরুভূমিতে একটি উর্বর ট্র্যাক্ট (যেখানে জলের টেবিলটি পৃষ্ঠের কাছে আসে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சோலை

ஒரு பாலைவனத்தில் ஒரு வளமான பாதை (நீர் அட்டவணை மேற்பரப்பை நெருங்கும் இடத்தில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒయాసిస్

ఎడారిలో సారవంతమైన మార్గం (నీటి పట్టిక ఉపరితలంపైకి చేరుకునే చోట)

🇮🇳Marathi

ओएसिस

वाळवंटातील एक सुपीक मुलूख (जेथे पाण्याचे टेबल पृष्ठभागाच्या जवळ येते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓએસિસ

રણમાં ફળદ્રુપ માર્ગ (જ્યાં પાણીનું ટેબલ સપાટીની નજીક આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓಯಸಿಸ್

ಮರುಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಫಲವತ್ತಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ (ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿನ ಟೇಬಲ್ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯನ್ನು ಸಮೀಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മരുപ്പച്ച

ഒരു മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ഫലഭൂയിഷ്ഠമായ ഒരു ലഘുലേഖ (ജലവിതാനം ഉപരിതലത്തോട് അടുക്കുന്നിടത്ത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਏਸਿਸ

ਮਾਰੂਥਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਜਾਊ ਟ੍ਰੈਕਟ (ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਸਾਰਣੀ ਸਤਹ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

نخلستان

صحرا میں ایک زرخیز راستہ (جہاں پانی کی میز سطح کے قریب آتی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绿洲

沙漠中的肥沃土地（地下水位接近地表的地方）

🇯🇵Japanese

オアシス

砂漠の肥沃な地域（地下水面が地表に近づいている場所）

🇰🇷Korean

오아시스

사막의 비옥한 지역(지하수면이 표면으로 접근하는 곳)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ốc đảo

một vùng đất màu mỡ ở sa mạc (nơi mực nước ngầm tiếp cận bề mặt)

🇹🇭Thai

โอเอซิส

ทางเดินที่อุดมสมบูรณ์ในทะเลทราย (ที่ระดับน้ำถึงผิวน้ำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

oase

saluran subur di gurun (tempat permukaan air mendekati permukaan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واحة

منطقة خصبة في الصحراء (حيث يقترب منسوب المياه من السطح)

🇮🇷Persian

واحه

یک مسیر حاصلخیز در یک بیابان (جایی که سطح آب به سطح نزدیک می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

vaha

çölde verimli bir bölge (su tablasının yüzeye yaklaştığı yer)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָוֶה

צינור פורה במדבר (שם שולחן המים מתקרב לפני השטח)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'oasis'?

The primary meaning of 'oasis' is 'a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)'.

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Using 'oasis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'oasis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'oasis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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