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Meanings of OR in English

Portuguese
sala de cirurgia
Catalan
sala d'operacions

A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations.

sala de cirurgia
Portuguese
oregon

A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.

oregon

If that is not the case.

Synonyms
Examples for "otherwise"
Examples for "otherwise"
1
Free State: Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine and cool.
The South African
2
Free State: Morning fog patches in the north-east, otherwise fine and cool.
The South African
3
Free State: Fog in the east at first, otherwise fine and cool.
The South African
4
An increasing number of international and Iraqi human rights organizations reports otherwise.
The Guardian
5
Pay particular attention to what's being said; otherwise you could miss something.
The South African
1
So either he has a second apartment or else he bought new.
Four to score
2
That is the usual trouble; or else Connaught men on the raid.
A Sea Queen's Sailing
3
You should be sure, or else we'll have to help you remember.
The hangman's daughter
4
Either she walked off, or else she started talking about something different.
Never let me go
5
The message was that state schools had to catch up, or else.
The Guardian
Usage of OR in English
1
NORA cases were different from OR cases in a number of aspects.
Pubmed
2
Hard; sheep or goat; blue-veined; sharp; tangy; from Tigne Valley in Savoy.
The Complete Book of Cheese
3
Women's state pension age rise: an unfair burden or a necessary reform?
The Guardian
4
I believe I had that question last year or the year before.
The Guardian
5
New Plymouth Public Health Committee:Influenza; instructions to volunteer nurses or family attendants.
Radio NZ
6
The unanswered question is: did he change or did the situation change?
A journey: my political life
7
Few American or South African 'people' pay much attention to the words.
The South African
8
Perhaps within days or weeks we'll be able to understand new languages.
Heaven
9
Eight reports concerned the wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong treatment site.
Radio NZ
10
None of the cases was fatal or led to long-term health problems.
Reuters
11
Next year would be a bad year, or a good year maybe.
A Farewell to Arms
12
However, the process can take six months or longer in some cases.
Reuters
13
Recent elections have given minority parties or individuals the balance of power.
The Irish Times
14
Mandatory contacts with outside health or education workers could help, Coleman said.
Reuters
15
This could relate to a situation, recent news or change of circumstances.
The South African
16
There can be no material security or economic democracy without political democracy.
The God That Failed
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Translations for OR
OR through the time
OR across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
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