Oban.
A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).
Meaning & usage
A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).
A locality in the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
The main settlement on Stewart Island, New Zealand, also known as Halfmoon Bay.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Òban, from òban (“little bay”), diminutive of òb (“bay”).
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