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OTO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oto mean?
• OTO (noun)
The noun OTO has 2 senses:
1. a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska
2. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto
Familiarity information: OTO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Oto; Otoe
Hypernyms ("Oto" is a kind of...):
Siouan; Sioux (a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Oto; Otoe
Hypernyms ("Oto" is a kind of...):
Chiwere (the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri)
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