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Oaro

Oaro proper noun: a coastal settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Oaro

  1. A coastal settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Oaro.

Origin of Oaro

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Oaro

What does Oaro mean?
Oaro means a coastal settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Oaro?
Oaro is a proper noun.

Words near Oaro in the dictionary

  1. oarlocks
  2. oarlop
  3. oarlops
  4. oarman
  5. oarmen
  6. Oaro
  7. OARP
  8. oars
  9. oarsman
  10. oarsmanship
  11. oarsmen

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