Dictionary

Oz en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ɒz/
• (US) audio

Etymology

After the fictional land in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An unreal, magical realm.

Coordinates

Lovecraft Country

Synonyms

wonderland

wikipedia: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Oz en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ɒz/
• (US) audio

Etymology

After the fictional land in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Land of Oz, the fictional setting created by L. Frank Baum for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and other works. The term has been extended from the original country of Oz to the entire fictional world of Oz. Subsequently used as a setting by other authors and artists.
   alt of Land of Oz

Coordinates

Neverland · Wonderland · Lovecraft Country · Middle-earth · Galaxy Far Far Away

Deriveds

Ozite · Ozian · Wizard of Oz

Translations (7)

pl Oz (a fictional place) · ru Оз (a fictional place) · sv Oz (a fictional place) · fr Oz (a fictional place) · el Οζ (a fictional place) · cmn 奧茲 /奥兹 (a fictional place) · ja オズ (a fictional place)

wikipedia: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Oz en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ɒz/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from Aus, abbreviation of Australia.

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Australia.

Deriveds

Ozzie · Ozploitation

Synonyms

Aussie · Aussieland

Oz en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ɒz/
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Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. A male given name.
2. A male given name. ▸ A diminutive of the male given names Oscar, Oswald, and Osbourne.

Forms

Coordinates

Ozzy · Ozzie

Oz en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ɒz/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Meanings

1. A surname.

Forms

Oz en · PROPN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ɒz/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Turkish Öz.

Meanings

1. A surname from Turkish, notably borne by Dr. Oz

Forms