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obolo

obolo noun: an old copper coin of the Ionian Islands.

Noun (1)

obolo (plural obolos)

  1. An old copper coin of the Ionian Islands.

Noun (2) capitalized: Obolo

Obolo (plural Obolo or Obolos)

  1. A member of an ethnic group or tribe living mainly in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Obolo people can be found mainly in Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
  2. The language spoken by the Obolo people.
  3. The native homeland of the Obolo people.

Forms of obolo

pluralobolos
pluralObolo
pluralObolos

Origin of obolo

Compare obolus.

Questions about obolo

What does obolo mean?
Obolo means an old copper coin of the Ionian Islands.
What part of speech is obolo?
Obolo is a noun.
What is the plural of obolo?
The plural of obolo is obolos.

Words near obolo in the dictionary

  1. obolids
  2. obolize
  3. obolized
  4. obolizes
  5. obolizing
  6. obolo
  7. oboloi
  8. obolos
  9. obols
  10. obolus
  11. oboluses

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