O·ka ( -kä )1. A river, about 1,488 km (925 mi) long, of western Russia flowing north, east, and northeast to join the Volga River near Nizhny Novgorod. 2. A river rising in the Sayan Mountains of south-central Russia and flowing about 965 km (600 mi) generally north to the Angara River. |
oka [ˈəʊkə], oke [əʊk]
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1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres
[from Turkish ōqah, from Arabic ūqiyah, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce1]
Oka [ˈəʊkə]
n
(Cookery) a brine-cured Canadian cheese
[named after Oka, Quebec, where it is made at a monastery]
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| Noun | 1. | oka - a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" |
| 2. | oka - a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints liquid measure, liquid unit - a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) | |
| 3. | oka - South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers |
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