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- Dakota · borrowed fromowóthaŋna
- English todayOwatonna
Borrowed from Dakota owóthaŋna, a clipping of Dakota wakpá owóthaŋna, meaning the Straight River.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A city, the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Full definition →
Borrowed from Dakota owóthaŋna, a clipping of Dakota wakpá owóthaŋna, meaning the Straight River.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.