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Otira

/əʊˈtiːɹɑː/

Otira proper noun: a small settlement on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, on the Otira River and near the Otira Tunnel.

Proper noun

Otira

  1. A small settlement on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, on the Otira River and near the Otira Tunnel.

Origin of Otira

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Otira

What does Otira mean?
Otira means a small settlement on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, on the Otira River and near the Otira Tunnel.
What part of speech is Otira?
Otira is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Otira?
Otira is pronounced /əʊˈtiːɹɑː/.

Words near Otira in the dictionary

  1. otiose
  2. otiosely
  3. otioseness
  4. otiosities
  5. otiosity
  6. Otira
  7. Otis
  8. Otisville
  9. otitic
  10. otitid
  11. otitides

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