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Definition of OASIS

1. Noun. A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface).

Definition of OASIS

1. n. A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.

Definition of OASIS

1. Noun. (computing) (acronym of OASIS (organization) Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) ¹

2. Noun. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert. ¹

3. Noun. A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of OASIS

1. a green area in a desert region [n OASES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of OASIS

Literary usage of OASIS

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1901)
"So feu photographs, however, have been taken in this Oasis, ... I trust that the following description will not prove uninteresting : — The Oasis of Kl ..."

2. Egypt by Eva Ambros (2001)
"The 1.800 square kilometer oasis lies in a depression of the Sahara. This depression is irrigated ... In the heart of the oasis is the provincial capital. ..."

3. A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest by Edward Herbert Bunbury (1883)
"Even at the present day the spot thus designated is commonly known as "el Wah," " the Oasis," in contradistinction to all others. NOTE M, p. 277. ..."

4. A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest by Edward Herbert Bunbury (1883)
"Even at the present day the spot thus designated is commonly known as "el Wah," " the Oasis," in contradistinction to all others. NOTE M, p. 277. ..."

5. Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Prehistoric Civilizations of by Raphael Pumpelly (1908)
"PECULIARITIES OF ANAU AS AN OASIS OF TYPE I 6. (Plate 65. ... Anau is our best, or most familiar, example of an oasis of type Ib (delta-oases of small ..."

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