Ozark

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/ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/

proper noun

A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.

OriginFrench aux arcs →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.
  2. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
  3. A city, the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States.
nounOzark (plural Ozarks)

plural Ozarks

  1. A member of a people of Ozark with a distinct culture, architecture, and dialect.

Origin

  1. Frenchaux arcs
  2. EnglishOzark

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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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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