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Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa proper noun: a city, the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.

Proper noun

Oskaloosa

  1. A city, the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Barton County, Missouri, United States.

Origin of Oskaloosa

Thought to be from the name of a Creek princess.

Questions about Oskaloosa

What does Oskaloosa mean?
Oskaloosa means a city, the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.
What part of speech is Oskaloosa?
Oskaloosa is a proper noun.

Words near Oskaloosa in the dictionary

  1. Osirism
  2. Osisioma Ngwa
  3. osite
  4. Osječko-baranjska
  5. Oska
  6. Oskaloosa
  7. Oskarsdottir
  8. oskarssonite
  9. Oskemen
  10. Oskil
  11. Oskol

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