English Explanatory Dictionary

Oban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).
  2. A locality in the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. The main settlement on Stewart Island, New Zealand, also known as Halfmoon Bay.
noun
  1. Archaic form of obang (“Japanese coin”).

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊbən/ /ˈoʊbən/ /ˈoːbən/

Word forms

Oban obans

Etymology

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

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