oas

«oas» in Mova's school dictionary: OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation (OAS); fragment

meaning for a pupil

1) OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together. tree →

2) (UK, old) OAP is the common abbreviation for old age pensioner; «oas» is not a standard English word. tree →

3) The plural of «oa», a fragment that is not a real word. tree →

sense in the lessons

Not a common word for pupils. It may appear in news or geography as the name of an organisation of countries in the Americas, or as a typing fragment. When you see it, check whether it is the OAS (organisation) or a mistake.

examples

• The OAS is a group of countries in the Americas. tree →
• Leaders met at the OAS to talk about trade. tree →
• Canada and the United States are members of the OAS. tree →
• The news report mentioned the OAS. tree →
• «Oas» on its own is not an English word. tree →

note

Write the organisation's abbreviation in capitals: OAS. Not a dictionary word in lower case; do not use it in writing. Do not confuse with «oasis» (a green place with water in a desert) or «oaks».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «oas» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.