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Oasis vs Asylum - What's the difference?

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Oasis is a synonym of asylum.


As a proper noun oasis

is the great oasis of thebes, a string of oases in the (libyan desert) where the roman empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern (dakhla oasis) and (kharga oasis).

As a noun asylum is

a place of safety.

oasis

English

(wikipedia oasis)

Noun

(oases)
  • A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
  • , chapter=7, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=It was the Lost Oasis', the '''Oasis''' of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost ' Oasis was the Found!}}
  • A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
  • Synonyms

    * (quiet place or situation) island, refuge

    asylum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place of safety.
  • The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
  • A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
  • * , chapter=5
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum , it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner.

    Synonyms

    * sanctuary * shelter

    Derived terms

    * insane asylum * mental asylum * orphan asylum * asylum seeker

    See also

    * refugee ----