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oke

(əʊk)
n
(Units) another name for oka

oke

(əʊk)
adj, adv
informal another term for O.K.

oke

(əʊk)
n
South African an informal word for man
[from Afrikaans]
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o•ka1

(ˈoʊ kə)

also oke



n., pl. o•kas.
1. a unit of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2¾ pounds (1.25 kilograms).
2. a unit of liquid measure, equal to about 1? U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).
[1615–25; < Italian occa < Turkish okka < Arabic (compare ūquiyya) < Greek ounkíā, c. Latin uncia; see ounce1]

o•ka2

(ˈoʊ kə)

n., pl. o•kas.

O•ka

(oʊˈkɑ)

n.
a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 mi. (1530 km) long.
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Oke, who is also the presiding bishop of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Ibadan, Oyo State, disclosed that the focus of most churches these days is the pursuit of mundane things that are not preparing people, especially Christians, for eternity.
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I am very thankful to them, their family, the ministers and others in position of authority in the country for their kind gesture towards ECAQ," Bishop Oke said.
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