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Opa-Locka

Opa-Locka is the alternative form of Opa-locka.

Proper noun capitalized: Opa-locka

Opa-locka

  1. A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Forms of Opa-Locka

alternative formOpa Locka
alternative formOpa-Locka

Origin of Opa-Locka

From Creek opa-lofa-tisha-loka (big hummock (“swamp hillock”)) original placename, coined in the 1920s by civic founder Glenn Curtiss by way of shortening to make it sound vaguely Arabic, and establishing the original architectural style of Moorish revival for the city.

Questions about Opa-Locka

What does Opa-Locka mean?
Opa-Locka means a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
What is Opa-Locka the alternative form of?
Opa-Locka is the alternative form of Opa-locka.
What part of speech is Opa-Locka?
Opa-Locka is a proper noun.

Words near Opa-Locka in the dictionary

  1. op-shop
  2. op-shops
  3. op.
  4. opa
  5. Opa Locka
  6. Opa-Locka
  7. opabiniid
  8. opabiniids
  9. OPAC
  10. opacarophilia
  11. opacate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Opa-Locka (page history and authors); Opa-locka (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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