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Poteau

/ˈpoʊtoʊ/

Poteau proper noun: a city, the county seat of Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

Proper noun

Poteau

  1. A city, the county seat of Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

Origin of Poteau

Named after the Poteau River, from French poteau.

Questions about Poteau

What does Poteau mean?
Poteau means a city, the county seat of Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.
What part of speech is Poteau?
Poteau is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Poteau?
Poteau is pronounced /ˈpoʊtoʊ/.

Words near Poteau in the dictionary

  1. potdars
  2. POTDs
  3. pote
  4. Poteat
  5. Poteats
  6. Poteau
  7. potecaries
  8. potecary
  9. poted
  10. poteen
  11. poteens

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