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Oder

Oder is a term with several related meanings, most notably the Oder River of Central Europe and the German conjunction meaning “or.”

The Oder River (known as Odra in Polish and Odra in Czech) is a major watercourse in

In linguistics, oder is the German conjunction that introduces alternatives, equivalent to “or” in English. It

Europe.
It
rises
in
the
region
where
the
borders
of
the
Czech
Republic,
Poland,
and
Germany
meet
and
flows
northward
through
Silesia,
creating
a
long
stretch
of
the
Poland–Germany
border
before
continuing
to
the
Baltic
Sea.
The
river
is
about
850
kilometers
in
length
and
its
basin
covers
parts
of
three
countries.
It
passes
notable
cities
such
as
Wrocław
(Breslau)
in
Poland,
Frankfurt
an
der
Oder
on
the
German
side
near
the
border,
and
Szczecin
near
its
estuary.
The
Oder’s
delta
and
estuary
areas,
including
the
Szczecin
Lagoon,
are
important
for
regional
shipping,
ecology,
and
cross-border
cooperation.
is
a
basic
coordinating
conjunction
used
across
German-language
texts,
forming
part
of
everyday
speech
as
well
as
formal
writing.
The
name
Oder
is
also
the
traditional
German
name
for
the
river,
while
its
Polish
and
Czech
names
are
Odra.
The
river
itself
has
played
a
significant
historical
and
economic
role
in
the
regions
it
traverses,
influencing
trade,
settlement,
and
cultural
exchange.