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English word origin

Etymology of Obock

Borrowed from French Obock, from Arabic أوبوخ (“Obukh”), from Cushitic (Afar Oboki, Somali Oboki), the name of a local wadi.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A wadi in Obock, Djibouti, Horn of Africa · A port town in the Obock Region, Djibouti · Ellipsis of Obock Region: A region of Djibouti · Ellipsis of Obock Territory: A former territory of French Somaliland, France, in what is now Djibouti.

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Borrowed from French Obock, from Arabic أوبوخ (“Obukh”), from Cushitic (Afar Oboki, Somali Oboki), the name of a local wadi.

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