Obi

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Obi can refer to:

• Obi, traditional ruler of Onitsha, Nigeria
• Obi, Igbo male name, usually the first male child, short for Obinna which means the heart of the father or Gods Heart, or Obiora which means everyone's heart, from Nigeria
• Obi, Igbo name for the dwelling of the head of the household in an Igbo family's compound in Nigeria
• Obi, sash worn with a kimono or with the uniforms used by practitioners of Japanese martial arts
• Obi Island, Java Sea, in the Java Sea
• Obi Islands, in the Moluccas
• OBI (store), an European home improvement store chain based in Germany.
• 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
• Open Buying on the Internet is a standard for business-to-business purchasing over the Internet

See also:

• 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.
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Obie
• John Obi Mikel