Odesa en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa) (cognate with Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa)).
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of Odessa
alt of Odessa
The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge.
2022 October 17, Ivana Kottasová, “‘Kamikaze’ drones are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2023:Russian soldiers with loudhailers were instead said to be driving around parts of the city claiming that the city of Odesa has fallen and that other havens for refugees were now rejecting fleeing people.
2022 March 24, Daniel Boffey, “Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2022:
- Alternative spelling of Odessa: ▸ A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
- Alternative spelling of Odessa: ▸ A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
- Alternative spelling of Odessa: ▸ An oblast of Ukraine.