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Oban

British  
/ ˈəʊbən /

noun

  1. a small port and resort in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute on the Firth of Lorne. Pop: 8120 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Oban native directed a middle-finger gesture towards the 15th green after making a quadruple bogey in his opening round and subsequently slammed his club into the ground after a poor shot on 17.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Most travel to Oban on the mainland and stay in hostels during the week.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

The men had each been out separately with others at the Markie Dans bar in Oban on the night of the attack.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

Bromell had stayed with his sister on the Isle of Bute before he moved to Oban about two years before he died.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

All our wraps, cushions, etc., neatly arranged; and started for Oban, a most lovely journey, particularly all about Loch Awe.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King

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