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Otero County

Otero County proper noun: one of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: La Junta.

Proper noun

Otero County

  1. One of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: La Junta.
  2. One of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Alamogordo.
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Origin of Otero County

Both counties are named after Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882).

Questions about Otero County

What does Otero County mean?
Otero County means one of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: La Junta.
What part of speech is Otero County?
Otero County is a proper noun.

Words near Otero County in the dictionary

  1. Otematata
  2. otemell
  3. otenga
  4. Oteri
  5. Otero
  6. Otero County
  7. OTEs
  8. oteseconazole
  9. OTF
  10. OTFE
  11. Otford

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