Anadarko

A1N1A1D2A1R1K5O1

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.

OriginCaddo Nadá-kuh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.

Origin

  1. CaddoNadá-kuh“place of bumblebees”
  2. EnglishAnadarko

Uncertain. Probably from Nadaco (a tribe indigenous to Oklahoma), from Caddo Nadá-kuh (“place of bumblebees”). The prothetic A- is widely considered to be the result of a clerical error made when the post office of Anadarko, Oklahoma was established.

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APA

Anadarko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anadarko

MLA

“Anadarko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anadarko. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anadarko,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anadarko.

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