oasis
/əʊˈeɪsɪs/ noun [C] (plural oases /əʊˈeɪsiːz/)Definition
DESERT › a place in the desert where there is water and where plants grow
CALM › a place that is much calmer and more pleasant than what is around it: The cafe was an oasis in the busy, noisy city.
(Definition of oasis noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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