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ohio river

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
ohio riv-er
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.

American usage

Etymology

From Seneca ohiːyoʼ, a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh (“good river”), itself already containing the term "river" in Seneca. See more at Ohio.

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What does ohio river mean?
A major river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.
Where does ohio river come from?
From Seneca ohiːyoʼ, a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh (“good river”), itself already containing the term "river" in Seneca. See more at Ohio.

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