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Octoraro

Octoraro proper noun: a stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Proper noun

Octoraro

  1. A stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Forms of Octoraro

alternative formOctorara

Origin of Octoraro

From Susquehannock, with recorded meanings of "rushing water" and "sweet water"; compare Tuscarora yohtawakarera 'the sound of rushing water'.

Questions about Octoraro

What does Octoraro mean?
Octoraro means a stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
What part of speech is Octoraro?
Octoraro is a proper noun.

Words near Octoraro in the dictionary

  1. octoradial
  2. octoradiant
  3. octoradiate
  4. octoradiated
  5. Octorara
  6. Octoraro
  7. octoroon
  8. octoroons
  9. octos
  10. octosaccharide
  11. octose

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