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oban

/ˈoʊbən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
oban
IPA
/ˈoʊbən/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).

name

A locality in the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada.

name

A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

name

The main settlement on Stewart Island, New Zealand, also known as Halfmoon Bay.

noun

Archaic form of obang (“Japanese coin”).

Archaic

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Òban, from òban (“little bay”), diminutive of òb (“bay”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊbən/
  • British English: /ˈəʊbən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

obans (plural)

Homonyms

obon

Questions

How do you pronounce oban?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊbən/.
What does oban mean?
A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).
Where does oban come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce oban

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