Obi
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Obi can refer to:
- Obi, Traditional ruler Obi of Onitsha, Nigeria
- Obi, Igbo male name , usually the first male child, and also the name for the dwelling of the head of the household in an Igbo family's compound, Nigeria
- Obi, Igbo male name , short for Obinna which means the heart of the father or Gods Heart, another brilliant example of Nigerian names with religious meanings Nigeria
- Obi, a sash worn with a kimono or with the uniforms used by practitioners of Japanese martial arts
- Obi Islands, in the Moluccas
- Obi Island, Java Sea, in the Java Sea
- OBI (store), an European home improvement store chain based in Germany.
- An obi strip, a piece of paper folded around the left side of a Japanese LP record, music CD or book, with the title and other information, such as price.
- obliteration by incorporation, a concept in sociology of science introduced by Robert K. Merton
- Order of British India
- A swiss family name
See also:
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Oak Beach Inn
- Obi is a shortened form of Obeah, as in the title of the 1800 book by William Earle, Obi, or The History of Three-Fingered Jack.
