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# oas

abbreviation (OAS); fragment

«oas» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#m1)
2. (UK, old) OAP is the common abbreviation for old age pensioner; «oas» is not a standard English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#m2)
3. The plural of «oa», a fragment that is not a real word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#x1)
- Leaders met at the OAS to talk about trade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#x2)
- Canada and the United States are members of the OAS. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#x3)
- The news report mentioned the OAS. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#x4)
- «Oas» on its own is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/#x5)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oas» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oas/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oas» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oas.html) on Mova free.