Oder

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O·der

(ō′dər)

A river of central Europe flowing about 900 km (560 mi) from the northeast Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea. It is a major waterway of Eastern Europe.

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Oder

(ˈəʊdə)

(Placename) a river in central Europe, rising in the NE Czech Republic and flowing north and west, forming part of the border between Germany and Poland, to the Baltic. Length: 913 km (567 miles). Czech and Polish name: Odra

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O•der

(ˈoʊ dər)

n.

a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 mi. (905 km) long.

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Oder - a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea

Oder River

Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II

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The town isn't interesting, except for a clock that rolls its eyes, and the view of the Oder, which truly is something special.

"I think it's affectation to compare the Oder to music, and so do you, but the overhanging warehouses of Stettin take beauty seriously, which we don't, and the average Englishman doesn't, and despises all who do.

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"Lady," he said, "dat gent on de oder bench sent yer a song and dance by me.

She side- stepped in to pull some posies and yer was squeezin' de oder gal to beat de band.

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"You say the demand now is that I am to withdraw beyond the Niemen before commencing negotiations, but in just the same way two months ago the demand was that I should withdraw beyond the Vistula and the Oder, and yet you are willing to negotiate."

"Such demands as to retreat beyond the Vistula and Oder may be made to a Prince of Baden, but not to me!" Napoleon almost screamed, quite to his own surprise.

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Dey love and honour me darefore, because me do love and take care of dem; dat is all, me know no oder reason.

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"I was dere a year, dere und at dere oder islands-somedimes for monkeys and somedimes for butterflies und orchits.

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The snow which had collected upon LA FENE^TRE had increased the FINSTERNISS ODER DER DUNKELHEIT, so that when I looked out I was surprised to find that the daylight was considerable, and that the BALRAGOOMAH would evidently rise before long.

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'Gehe mir aus dem Gesicht, oder ich schlag dich todt!--Get out of my sight, or I will kill you,' he cried.

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I know some o' you has berry brig mout, brigger dan oders; but den de brig mouts sometimes has de small bellies; so dat de brigness ob de mout is not to swallar wid, but to bite off de blubber for de small fry ob sharks, dat can't get into de scrouge to help demselves.