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OdaOda may refer to: Oda, Shimane, a city in JapanOda (magazine), Turkish literary magazineOda, a German slang-word for "or"The Oda clan, a Japanese feudal clan from the Sengoku periodOda, a Japanese family nameA Norwegian female given nameOda the Severe, Archbishop of Canterbury (942-59)Shigeru Oda, ..
ODAODA has more than one meaning: Office of Degree Authorization– Oregon StateOfficial Development AssistanceOhio Dental AssociationOlympic Delivery AuthorityOntario Dermatology AssociationOntario Diabetes AssociationOhio Dietetic AssociationOntario Dental AssociationOntario Disability Act, prov..
Oda, EhimeOda (小田町; -cho) was a town located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the town merged with the town of Uchiko and another town in the neighboring Kita District and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimated popul..
Oda, ShimaneThis article is about the city in Shimane, Japan. ODA may also mean: Official Development Assistance Ōda (大田市; -shi) is a city located in Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 33,101 and the density of 99.50 persons per km². The total area is 332.69 km². Th..
OdaballoonA tribute freeware font in the style of the late comics letterer Ben Oda. [link] ..
ODACThe Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) is an independent, UK-registered educational charity. The centre is working to raise international public awareness and promote better understanding of the world's oil depletion and peak oil problem. ODAC was founded in June 2001 on the belief that an infor..
OdachiAn ōdachi An ōdachi (大太刀; "big/thick sword") was a type of long Japanese sword. The term nodachi (野太刀 "field sword"), which refers to a different type of sword, is often mistakenly used in place of ōdachi. The character for ō (大..
OdacidaeOdacidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes, commonly known as cales and weed-whitings. They are found in coastal waters off Australia and New Zealand. Genera There are twelve species in four genera. Genus Haletta Whitley, 1947* Blue weed whiting, Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, ..
OdaenathusSeptimius Odaenathus, or Odenatus (Greek: Ὁδαίναθος (Hodainathos), Palmyrene אחינל = little ear), the Latinized form of Odainath, was a ruler of Palmyra and later of the short-lived Palmyrene Empire, in the second half of the 3rd century, who succeeded in recovering the Roman East fro..
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Odai, MieOdai (大台町; -cho) is a town located in Taki District, Mie, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,266 and a density of 131.16 persons per km². The total area is 55.40 km². ..
OdaibaSkyline of Odaiba Odaiba (お台場) (sometimes known as Daiba) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan. Administratively it is part of Minato and Koto Wards. Contents 1 History2 Attractions3 Transport4 External links History Dai-Roku Daiba (第六台場) or..
OdaipattiOdaipatti is a panchayat town in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Odaipatti had a population of 13,116. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Odaipatti has an average literacy rat..
OdaiyakulamOdaiyakulam is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Odaiyakulam had a population of 11,668. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Odaiyakulam has an average l..
Odaka, FukushimaOdaka (小高町; -machi) is a town located in Souma District, Fukushima, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,482 and a density of 146.62 persons per km². The total area is 91.95 km². External links [Odaka official website] in Japanese ..
Odaka Megumi BestOdaka Megumi Best was a compilation album by Megumi Odaka (2002). It includes all singles and some songs from the past albums released by Odaka. It was released in 2002 as a part of the "Bokura-no Best"-Collection by Pony Canyon. Track listing Soushun no Eki - 4:20Doushite desu ka - 4:16Blue Win..
OdakkaliOdakkali, located at 10.09 North and 76.54 East, is a village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala State, in southern India. Odakkali is 26.8 km away from Aluva in Aluva Munnar Road. The famous Kallil Temple is only 2 km away from Odakkali. The Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Station of Kerala..
Odakyu Electric RailwayNear Higashi-Kitazawa Station The , or OER, is a major private railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, and Hakone. The Odakyu Group comprises of 108 companies (as of October 2005), and includes Enoshima E..
Odakyu Odawara LineThe is the Odakyū Electric Railway's main section of railway line in Japan. It stretches 82.5km from Shinjuku in central Tokyo, through Tokyo's southwestern suburbs to the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a major commuter line and as well as being known for its Romance Car "limited ex..
OdalOdal can refer to either of the following: Odal rune, a Germanic runeOdal, Norway, a traditional district in Norway This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point..
Odal, NorwayOdal is a traditional district in the county of Hedmark in eastern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Sør-Odal and Nord-Odal and encompasses the communities around the lake of Storsjø. Traces of human habitation dating back to the Nordic Bronze Age, between 1500 and 500 BCE. The first..
OdalismThe odal or othala rune Odalism (from the Proto-Germanic word ôþalan which roughly means 'heritage,') is a Teutonic Folkish movement based on pride in one's own ancient cultural and religious traditions, rather than adopting those of outside cultures. Where the boundary of cultural practice i..
OdalisqueAn odalisque was a female slave or concubine in the Ottoman Seraglio, tending to the harem of the Turkish sultan. The word appears in a French form, and originates from the Turkish odalık, meaning "chambermaid", from oda, "chamber" or "room". Various writers spell the word as odahlic, odalisk, a..
Odalis PérezOdalis Amadol Pérez (born June 7, 1977 in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves (1998-2001). On January 15, 2002, he was traded by the Braves with Andrew Brown (min..
Odalis RevéOdalis Revé Jiménez (born January 15, 1970) is a retired Cuban judoka. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the women's Middleweight (66 kg) category. ..
OdalsretThe Odalsret, Odalsrett or Odelsrett is the ancient Norwegian right, when a farm is to be sold, of any member of the family to buy it, consistent with Åsædesret. If the property is sold to a stranger, family members have the right within a specified period of time (which varies over Norway’s h..
Odalys GarcíaOdalys promo still for her calendar Odalys García (born October 23, 1975) is a Cuban actress, model, singer and show host. García, born in Havana, Cuba, started by participating in dance demonstrations by the age of eight. At nine, she was admitted to the Alicia Alonso School of Ballet. W..
Odal runeThe Odal rune. The Elder Futhark Odal rune (ᛟ) represents the o sound. Its reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *ôþalan. The corresponding Gothic letter is ..
ODAMPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Center for Middle East and..
OdamaOdama is a video game for the Nintendo GameCube that blends tactical wargaming with pinball gameplay, created by Japanese developer Yoot Saito. Odama is placed in a feudal Japan setting. The main character is a young general named Yamanouchi Kagetora. Yamanouchi Kagetora is intent on avenging his f..
Odanah, WisconsinOdanah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Odanah is the cultural and administrative center of the Bad River Chippewa Band of the Chippewa. Geography Odanah is located at [46°36′9″N, 90°40′57″W] (46.602594, -90.682582)[Geog..
OdangoThe "odango" hairstyle, as exhibited by the character "Queen Serenity" (pronounced [odaŋgo] in IPA) is a Japanese word meaning dumpling. The term also applies to a hairstyle in which a woman's hair is tied up in two spherical or nearly-spherical buns, one on each side of her head. ..
OdantapuriOdantapuri, also called Uddandapura, was a Buddhist vihara in what is now Bihar, India. ..
OdashirogaharaPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Marshlands located near Nikko..
Odate, AkitaŌdate (大館市; -shi) is a city located in Akita in Tohoku region of Japan. The city was founded on April 11951. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 65,090 and the density of 162.10 persons per km². The total area was 401.54 km². On June 202005, the towns of Hinai and Tashiro..
Odawara, Kanagawa--> Odawara Castle Odawara (Japanese: 小田原市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 199,463 and the density of 1,748.30 persons per km². The total area is 114.09 km². The city was founded on December 20, 1940. Contents 1&n..
Odawara CastleOdawara Castle is a landmark in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture. It was the stronghold of various daimyo during the Muromachi period of Japanese history. From 1495 onward, five generations of the Late Hojo clan held the castle. The extensive defenses, including ditches, enabled the ..
Odawara StationOdawara Station (Japan, Kanagawa prefecture) Odawara Station (小田原駅) is a train station in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. It is located on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, Odakyu Odawara Line, Hakone-Tozan Line, and Izu-Hakone Railway. Most traffic in and out of Odawara is m..
OdaxelagniaOdaxelagnia is the paraphilia involving sexual attraction to biting or being bitten. ..
Oda ChikazaneAccording to the Oda clan, Oda Chikazane was a son of Taira no Sukemori and the ancestor of that clan. He is said to have taken the name Oda from the town in Echizen province. However, it is known that Oda Nobunaga claimed to be the Fujiwara clan at first. The whole claim is quite questionable. T..
Oda clanThe Oda clan crest The Oda clan is a daimyo family descended from Taira no Sukemori. Oda Chikazane was the first to take the name 'Oda'. Originally, the Oda served the Shiba family and moved with them from Echizen to Owari. The members of the clan are: Oda ChikazaneOda Hidekatsu (1567 - 93)Od..
Oda clan (Hitachi)The Oda clan of Hitachi province were descendants of Hatsuta Tomoie, a follower of Minamoto Yoritomo. Following the Sengoku Period of the 16th century, the Oda were active during the struggle between the Hojo and Satomi clans. Around the year of 1574 the Oda lost their land to that of the Ota. It is..
Oda District, OkayamaOda (小田郡; -gun) is a district located in Okayama, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,285 and a density of 130.33 persons per km². The total area is 163.32 km². Towns and villages BiseiYakage Okayama Prefecture Cities Ak..
Oda GodereOda Godere is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Oda Godere is bordered by Sirba Abbay in the north and east, by Oromia Region in the south, by Bambasi and Menge in the west, and by Sherkole in the north. Information is lacking on the towns an..
Oda Hidekatsu(1567-1585) Oda Hidekatsu, the fourth son of the famed Oda Nobunaga. Hidekatsu at a young age was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the time of Nobunaga's death in 1582, Hidekatsu was currently at Kojima in Bizen Province. Hidekatsu also assisted Hideyoshi during the Battle of Yamasaki, leading up ..
Oda Hidenari(????-1574) Oda Hidenari, the son of Oda Nobumitsu, and married to that of a younger sister of the famed Oda Nobunaga. Hidenari held the Obata Castle of the Owari Province. Hidenari fought amongst many battles against the Asakura and Azai. During the year of 1574, amongst the fighting at Nagashim..
Oda Katsunaga(????-1582) Oda Katsunaga, the 5th and final son of the famed Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga sent Katsunaga to Iwamura Castle as a young boy, but it ended that when the Takeda invaded the castle in 1575, Katsunaga became a hostage. Takeda Katsuyori repatriated Katsunaga back to the Oda in 1581. Shortly af..
Oda KrohgOda Krohg, née Lasson (1860_ ? ), was the wife of Christian Krohg. She was a painter. She studied in Paris and at Malines under Gheertz. Among her many paintings and portraits are these: "Sommernat ved Christianiafjorden" (1887, Christiania Gallery)"Lygten" (1891)Gunnar Heilberg (1900, ..
Oda Masaharu(1492-1548) was the 14th head of the Oda clan, ruling from the Oda Castle. Masaharu clashed many times against that of the Yuki family, along with allieing with Ashikaga Haruuji. During the year of 1546, Masaharu still allied with Haruuji, fought during the Battle of Kawagoe. After this battle, the..
Oda NagamasuOda Nagamasu (織田 長益), also known as Urakusai (有楽斎) (1548 - 1622), was a brother of Oda Nobunaga, converted to Christianity in 1588 and the father of Nagamasa and Toshimasa. Nagamasu accomplished practitioner of the tea ceremony, which he studied unde..
Oda Nobuharu(1549-1570), the brother of Oda Nobunaga. Nobuharu served under the Oda for many years, but he died in 1570 during the attack of the Azai/Asakura alliance near the region of Otsu, along with one of his allies known as Mori Yoshinari. ..
Oda NobuhideOda Nobuhide (織田 信秀 Oda Nobuhide 1510 – April 21, 1551) was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari province during the Sengoku Period of Japan. He was the father of Oda Nobunaga. Though the head of the Oda clan, Nobuhide never fully united Owari province but was ..
Oda NobuhiroOda Nobuhiro (織田信広, ????-1574) Oda Nobuhiro, eldest son of Oda Nobuhide. After Nobuhiro's father took the Anjo Castle in Mikawa during the year of 1540, the castle was given to Nobuhiro. During the year of 1549, Nobuhiro was trapped by the Imagawa. Nobuhiro was saved through the Oda handing ..
Oda Nobukatsu(also pronounced Nobuo; 1558-1630) was the second son of the famed Oda Nobunaga. In 1570, Nobukatsu became an adopted heir of the Kitabatake clan and married a daughter of the former lord of Kitabatake, Tomonori. The true nature of this marriage was a condition of truce forced by the Oda to the Ki..
Oda Nobumitsu(????-1555) was a Japanese Samurai politician, the brother of Oda Nobuhide. At the time, Nobumitsu held the Moriyama Castle in Owari Province. Nobumitsu assisted his brother during the 1st Battle of Azukizaka in the year of 1542. Nobumitsu soon became known as one of the greatest retainers under No..
Oda NobunagaOda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長 [Oda Nobunaga] ([Media helphelp]·[info]), June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the son of Oda Nobuhide, a minor warlord with meagre land holdings in O..
Oda Nobutada(1557-1582) was the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga, and a samurai who fought in many battles of the Sengoku period. In 1582, his father was forced to commit suicide when one of his generals, Akechi Mitsuhide, turned on him (see Incident at Honnoji). Nobutada fled to Nijo Castle, where he was set upon b..
Oda NobutakaOda Nobutaka (織田信孝; 1558-1583) is a samurai and member of Oda clan. He was adopted as the head of Kanbe clan that ruled the middle region of Ise Province and was also called Kanbe Nobutaka(神戸信孝). Nobutaka was born as the third son of Oda Nobunaga and he was called San Shichi(三七)..
Oda NobutoshiOda Nobutoshi (????-1582) a retainer of the famous japanese clan of Oda during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. Nobutoshi was a younger son of Oda Nobuhide. Nobutoshi was present during many campaigns of the Oda, such as Nabeshima during the year of 1574. Following June of 1582 Nobuto..
Oda NobuyukiOda Nobuyuki (織田 信行, d.1557) was a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga. Nobuyuki conspired against his brother Nobunaga with the Hayashi and Shibata families. Nobuyuki's Suemori castle was reduced by Ikeda Nobuteru while Hayashi and Shibata were spared, and he was killed. ..
Oda SakunosukeOda Sakunosuke (織田 作之助, October 26,1913 - January 10,1947) was a Japanese writer. He is often grouped together with Dazai Osamu and Sakaguchi Ango as the Buraiha, "the school of irresponsibility and decadence." Literally meaning ruffian or hooligan school this was not a matter of a true ..
Oda the SevereSaint Oda or Odo, called the Good or the Severe (d. 959) was a 10th century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. Born in East Anglia of Danish parents, Oda was Bishop of Ramsbury from 927 to 942, and went with King Æthelstan to the battle of Brunanburh in 937. In 942 he succeeded Wulfhelm as Archb..
Oda Ujiharu(1534-1602) a warlord of the Japanese province of Hitachi during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Ujiharu was the son of Oda Masaharu and held the Oda castle in Hitachi as a local power. When Ujiharu came to power following the year of 1548, Ujiharu was very hard pressed by the Yuki and Satak..
Oda von HaldenslebenOda von Haldensleben (sometimes "Ote"; before 978 - 1023) was daughter of the Margrave of the North March, Theoderich (or Dietrich). By most accounts, she was a nun who was abducted by Poland's Duke Mieszko I from a cloister at Kolbe. '''Ote was made up by Halz who was a bit of an og, he even m..
OdžaciОџациOdžaci Town coat of arms Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president Milan Ćuk Land area ? Population || mid-size |- | Coordinates|| [link] |- | Area code|| +381 25 |- | Subdivisions|| 9 settlements in the municipality |- | Li..
OdžakOdžak Coat of arms Latitude 45.01°N Longitude 18.33°E Mayor ? Surface (km²) ? Population(2006) 12,079 [link] Time zone (UTC) UTC+1 Central European Time Odžak is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the river Sava, ..
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