oasis

The definition of an oasis is a fertile place where there is water in the midst of a desert or a place of calm in the midst of chaos.

(noun)

  1. An example of an oasis is an underground spring in a desert.
  2. An example of an oasis is a calm and peaceful room in the midst of a chaotic house.

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See oasis in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. oases

  1. a fertile place in a desert, due to the presence of water
  2. any place or thing offering welcome relief as from difficulty or dullness

Origin: L < Gr, fertile spot: orig. Coptic

See oasis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. o·a·ses (-sēz)
  1. A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water.
  2. A situation or place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge: an oasis of serenity amid chaos.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin Oasis, an oasis in the Libyan desert

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: , from Coptic ouahe

Origin: , from Egyptian wḥ't

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