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Amarillo

/æməˈɹɪloʊ/

Amarillo proper noun: a city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.

Proper noun

Amarillo

  1. A city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.

Origin of Amarillo

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo (“yellow, golden”).

Questions about Amarillo

What does Amarillo mean?
Amarillo means a city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.
What part of speech is Amarillo?
Amarillo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Amarillo?
Amarillo is pronounced /æməˈɹɪloʊ/.

Words near Amarillo in the dictionary

  1. amaril
  2. Amarillan
  3. Amarillans
  4. amarillic
  5. amarillite
  6. Amarillo
  7. Amarilloan
  8. amarine
  9. Amaris
  10. amaritude
  11. amaritudes

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