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markburgesss | 22:26 Tue 21st Jan 2003 | History
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where does the word oasis come from?
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Dictionary.com has this reference http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=oasis which says the etymology is 'From Late Latin Oasis an oasis in the Libyan desert, from Greek, from Coptic ouahe, from Egyptian (phonetic entry didn't copy properly)'
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