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Oka - Surname, Car, Food, Geography, History, Metrics, Military, Music, Aviation, Lifestyles

pop (2000e) 1860. A town W of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the scene of violence and an armed stand-off between Canadian troops and Mohawk people, July–September 1990. It stimulated renewed public concern to resolve outstanding aboriginal issues.

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Oka may refer to:

Surname

Oka is a Japanese surname. See also: List of Japanese surnames

Car

Oka is the name of a car produced by Lada (named after the river).

There is also a company based in Western Australia which makes a variety of very large 4x4 vehicles under the name OKA for the mining, agricultural and tourism market, though they are also available publicly. http://www.oka.com.au/

Food

Oka cheese is a semi-soft surface ripened cheese.

Geography

Oka River is a river in the European part of Russia.

History

The Oka Crisis was a land dispute between the Mohawk Nation and the town of Oka, Canada in 1990.

Metrics

Oka is Turkish measure of weight equaled to 1.28 kilograms.

Military

Ōka, or Ohka was a kamikaze aircraft in World War II The R-400 Oka is a theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union.

Music

OKA - An Australian based band playing didgeridoo based World Music

Aviation

The IATA airport code for Naha Airport

Lifestyles

OKA - Otherkin Alliance.
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