Otto

//ˈɑtoʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of attar. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages. countable, uncountable

    "That makes the case of Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American college student who had been serving a 15-year sentence in North Korea, even more striking."

  2. 2
    A surname from the Germanic languages countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States.; A town in Cattaraugus County, New York. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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ambergrisambrosiaaromaticaromatic gumaromatic wateratar

Example

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"Otto Lilienthal was a German engineer and entrepreneur."

Etymology

From German Otto, from Old High German, short form of compound names beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) (cognate of English Ed- in Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edith, etc.).

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Otto CreekOtto PassOtto cycleotto of roses

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