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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oasis \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
oasis
n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table
approaches the surface)
2: place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {haven}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oasis, NV
Zip code(s): 89835
Oasis, UT
Zip code(s): 84650
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
OASIS
Online Application System Interactive Software
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
OASIS
Open And Secure Information Systems (Eureka)
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