Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

otero county

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: otero -coun-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: La Junta.

name

One of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Alamogordo.

Example Sentences

"Attorneys who help people held New Mexico’s three ICE detention facilities – the Otero County Processing Center, the Cibola County Correctional Center and the Torrance County Detention Facility – are typically only able to conduct pre-representation or representation legal visits with detainees if they are able to identify them beforehand, the complaint states."

Etymology

Both counties are named after Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882).

Questions

What does otero county mean?: One of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: La Junta.
Where does otero county come from?: Both counties are named after Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882).

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