oasis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a fertile spot in a desert; a place of refuge or calm

   The shaded courtyard was an oasis amid the city's clamor.

Simplified etymology

Oasis ultimately comes from an ancient Egyptian word meaning “dwelling place.” In the classical world, Oasis was the name of a particular fertile spot in the Libyan desert. By the early 19th century, the word also meant a place of calm amid trouble or bustle.

From Late Latin oasis, from Ancient Greek oasis, ultimately of Egyptian (Coptic) origin, related to a word meaning 'dwelling place' or 'inhabited region'.

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