Ozark

//ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a people of Ozark with a distinct culture, architecture, and dialect.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.
  2. 2
    A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States.

Etymology

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.

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