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Owyhee

Owyhee proper noun: a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

Proper noun

Owyhee

  1. A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

Origin of Owyhee

An older alternative spelling of Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Words formed from Owyhee

Questions about Owyhee

What does Owyhee mean?
Owyhee means a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
What part of speech is Owyhee?
Owyhee is a proper noun.

Words near Owyhee in the dictionary

  1. oww
  2. OWWA
  3. owwer
  4. owwie
  5. owwies
  6. Owyhee
  7. Owyhee County
  8. owyheeite
  9. owzat
  10. owze
  11. owzed

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