Oasis (disambiguation)
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An Oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert.
Oasis or The Oasis may also refer to:
Places
Geography and typography
- Oasis (Casablanca), a neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco
- Antarctic oasis, a large area naturally free of snow and ice in the otherwise ice-covered continent of Antarctica
- Oasis crater, Libya
- Oasis, Iowa, U.S.
- Oasis, Mendocino County, California, U.S.
- Oasis, Mono County, California, U.S.
- Oasis, Nevada, U.S.
- Oasis, Riverside County, California, U.S.
- Oasis, Utah, U.S.
- Oasis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Types of places
- Illinois Tollway oasis, a type of highway rest area
- Urban oasis, an open space in an urban setting
Computing and technology
- OASIS (organization), a consortium for the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business and web service standards
- Oasis (software), a surveillance tracking program
- OASIS operating system
- OASIS.MASK, an integrated circuit design photomask layout computer file format
- Open Access Same-Time Information System, an electric power transmission system
- Open Architecture System Integration Strategy, the philosophy behind the Mac computer
- Open Artwork System Interchange Standard, an integrated circuit design layout computer file format
Art, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
- Oasis, a Sluggy Freelance character
Films
- Oasis (1955 film), a French adventure film
- Oasis (2002 film), a South Korean film
- The Oasis (1984 film), an American film
- The Oasis (2008 film), an Australian documentary
Games
- Oasis (video game), a computer game for Microsoft Windows
- OASIS, a simulation game in Ready Player One
Literature
- Oasis (anthology), a literary anthology published in Cairo during World War II
- The Oasis (novel), by Mary McCarthy 1949
- The Oasis, novel by Pauline Gedge 1999
- The Oasis, novel by Petru Popescu 2001
- The Oasis, anti-slavery "gift book" by abolitionist Lydia Maria Child 1834
- Oasis, novel by Patricia Matthews 1988.
- Oasis, teen novel by Gregory Maguire 1996
- The Oasis magazine Published by Hull & Henry 1837-
Music
Bands
- Oasis (1980s band), a short-lived English music group
- Oasis (American band), an American rock band active in the 1970s
- Oasis (band), an English rock band (1991–2009)
Albums
- Oasis (Roberta Flack album) (1988)
- Oasis (Kitaro album) (1979)
- Oasis (Eric Marienthal album) (1991)
- Oasis (Akinori Nakagawa album) (2005)
- Oasis (Oasis album) (1980)
- Oasis (O.C. & A.G. album) (2009)
- Oasis (Shirley Scott album) (1989)
Songs
- "Oasis" (Do As Infinity song) (2000)
- "Oasis" (Roberta Flack song) (1988), title song from the eponymous album
- "Oasis" (Gackt song) (2000)
- "Oasis", a 2015 song by French Israeli singer Amir Haddad
- "Oasis", a song by Amanda Palmer from Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Radio
- KOAS or The Oasis, a radio station in Las Vegas
Television
- "Oasis" (Star Trek: Enterprise), an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Oasis (TV series), a CITV drama series
- Astro Oasis, a Malaysian television station owned and operated by Astro
- Oasis HD, a Canadian English language specialty channel
Brands and enterprises
- Oasis (drink)
- Oasis (hotel and casino), Mesquite, Nevada, U.S.
- Oasis Mall, Saudi Arabia
- Oasis Petroleum, an American oil company
- Oasis Restaurant, Texas, U.S.
- Oasis Shopping Centre, Australia
- Oasis Stores, a chain of clothes shops
- The Oasis Centre, shopping centre in Birmingham, England, UK
- Oasis (building), condominium building in Coquitlam, British Columbia
- Oasis Group, an Italian manufacturer of luxury furniture
Christian and charitable organizations
- Oasis Commission, a ministry of the Episcopal Church to LGBT people
- Oasis Trust, a UK-based Christian charity
Education
- OASIS (center), a U.S national educational organization
- OASIS (culfest), Birla Institute of Technology and Science; an Indian institute of higher education and a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act
Transport
- Isuzu Oasis, a minivan
- Gin Oasis, a South Korean paraglider design
- MS Oasis of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship
- Oasis Airlines, a Spanish-based company that went bankrupt in 1996
- Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
- Oasis LRT Station, a light rail station in Singapore
Other uses
- Oasis (horticulture), foam used in flower arranging
See also
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