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Otago

US/əˈtɑɡoʊ/

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New Zealand/əˈtɐːɡɐʉ/

Otago proper noun: a region in the South Island of New Zealand.

otago: a region in the South Island of New Zealand
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Proper noun

Otago

  1. A region in the South Island of New Zealand.
  2. A suburb of the City of Clarence and Brighton Council, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Origin of Otago

From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

Words formed from Otago

Questions about Otago

What does Otago mean?
Otago means a region in the South Island of New Zealand.
What part of speech is Otago?
Otago is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Otago?
Otago is pronounced /əˈtɐːɡɐʉ/ (New Zealand).

Words near Otago in the dictionary

  1. otacoustic
  2. otacousticon
  3. otacousticons
  4. otacoustics
  5. otagei
  6. Otago
  7. otah-otah
  8. Otaheitan
  9. Otaheitans
  10. Otaheite
  11. Otaheite apple

Source and license

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