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Oshkosh

/ˈɒʃkɒʃ/

Oshkosh proper noun: a small city, the county seat of Garden County, Nebraska, United States.

Proper noun

Oshkosh

  1. A small city, the county seat of Garden County, Nebraska, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
    • Appleton's move comes two weeks after the city of Oshkosh decided not to renew its contract with Flock.2026 May 6, Scott Hurley, “Appleton mayor says city will stop using Flock cameras”, in WLUK-TV, archived from the original on 31 May 2026
  3. A town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.

Origin of Oshkosh

Named after Chief Oshkosh, from Ojibwe oshkanzhiin (nail, claw).

Questions about Oshkosh

What does Oshkosh mean?
Oshkosh means a small city, the county seat of Garden County, Nebraska, United States.
What part of speech is Oshkosh?
Oshkosh is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oshkosh?
Oshkosh is pronounced /ˈɒʃkɒʃ/.

Words near Oshkosh in the dictionary

  1. Oshiros
  2. oshis
  3. oshitaoshi
  4. Oshiwambo
  5. oshizushi
  6. Oshkosh
  7. Oshnavieh
  8. Osho
  9. Oshogbo
  10. oshona
  11. OSI

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