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Ophir

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Meaning

  1. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
  2. A city or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its gold.
  3. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A sparsely populated farming community in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky.
  6. A ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
  7. A small settlement in Otago, New Zealand.
  8. A town and home rule municipality of San Miguel County, Colorado.

Etymology / origin

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located.

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