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Ogunquit

/oʊˈɡʌŋkwɪt/

Ogunquit proper noun: a town in York County, Maine, United States.

Proper noun

Ogunquit

  1. A town in York County, Maine, United States.
    • Ogunquit means "beautiful place by the sea" in the Abenaki language of its Native Americans.2015 June 29, “Summer hideaways: Best U.S. seaside escapes”, in CNN
    • Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste.2025 August 30, “US beaches warn about water quality due to unsafe levels of fecal contamination this Labor Day weekend”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press

Origin of Ogunquit

Borrowed from Abenaki.

Questions about Ogunquit

What does Ogunquit mean?
Ogunquit means a town in York County, Maine, United States.
What part of speech is Ogunquit?
Ogunquit is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ogunquit?
Ogunquit is pronounced /oʊˈɡʌŋkwɪt/.

Words near Ogunquit in the dictionary

  1. OGTTs
  2. Ogulin
  3. Ogulnian
  4. Ogun
  5. Ogunbil
  6. Ogunquit
  7. Ogwen
  8. Ogygia
  9. Ogygian
  10. oh
  11. oh ar

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