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Owyhee County

Owyhee County proper noun: one of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Murphy.

Proper noun

Owyhee County

  1. One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Murphy.

Origin of Owyhee County

From an old spelling of Hawaii, named in memory of missing Hawaiian fur trappers.

Questions about Owyhee County

What does Owyhee County mean?
Owyhee County means one of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Murphy.
What part of speech is Owyhee County?
Owyhee County is a proper noun.

Words near Owyhee County in the dictionary

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

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