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Ozark

/ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/

Ozark proper noun: a small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.

Proper noun

Ozark

  1. A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.
  2. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
  3. A city, the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States.

Noun

Ozark (plural Ozarks)

  1. A member of a people of Ozark with a distinct culture, architecture, and dialect.

Forms of Ozark

pluralOzarks

Origin of Ozark

From French aux arcs (literally “at the arches”), in reference to natural bridge formations in the area, or aux Arcs, a clipping of aux Arcansas (“among the Arkansas”), i.e. the Quapaw people.

Words formed from Ozark

Phrases with Ozark

Questions about Ozark

What does Ozark mean?
Ozark means a small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.
What part of speech is Ozark?
Ozark can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Ozark?
Ozark is pronounced /ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/.

Words near Ozark in the dictionary

  1. Ozamiz
  2. Ozanian
  3. Ozanians
  4. ozanimod
  5. Ozanne
  6. Ozark
  7. Ozark bass
  8. Ozark basses
  9. Ozark cavefish
  10. Ozark County
  11. Ozark Highlands

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