Okeechobee
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- proper noun
- /ˌoʊkiˈtʃoʊbi/
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Okeechobee
- Now, most nest north of Lake Okeechobee in colonies numbering a couple of hundred at most.
- Lake Okeechobee
- Okeechobee, Florida
- north of Lake Okeechobee
Examples
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Most cattle ranching is between Lake Okeechobee and Orlando now.
Blog text (5) -
C & B Farms is located on the southwest shore of Lake Okeechobee.
Academic text (2001) -
That is right on Lake Okeechobee.
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Coming to the Okeechobee exit.
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Listen, drive straight to the fishing camp in Okeechobee.
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On Day Six, return to Palm Beach Gardens via Lake Okeechobee and the rural heart of South Florida.
Academic text (1996) -
You're gonna land at the Okeechobee airport between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m.
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Corps engineers launched a test project in April to restore a 1,000-foot section of the Kissimmee River north of Lake Okeechobee.
Academic text (1994) -
The Everglades, once defined by a broad, slow-moving sheet of water flowing south and southwest from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, extended nearly 50 miles wide and more than 100 miles long.
Academic text (1994) -
Florida's Okeechobee Lake is known for its beautiful wildlife and fishing opportunities.
Synonyms
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A large fresh water lake in southeast Florida and the largest in the state
Compounds
A water channel in southern Florida that links the Atlantic and the Gulf through Lake Okeechobee for small boats
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Okeechobee comes from a Native American language where oka means 'water' and chobi means 'big'. So the name literally means 'big water', which is why it names a large lake.