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Osorno

American  
[aw-sawr-naw] / ɔˈsɔr nɔ /

noun

  1. a city in S Chile.


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BBC Radio 2 host Scott Mills and his husband Sam were the first to reach the final checkpoint at Osorno Volcano in Frutillar, Chile.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Like Ayenao, she got seriously ill as a child in the nearby city of Osorno until her family realized it was an ancestor’s spirit wanting to come back in her as a healer.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Chilean opposition to Francis had actually begun three years prior, when the Argentine-born pope appointed Juan Barros as bishop of the southern diocese of Osorno.

From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2018

While Arias pored over files in this town 250 miles south of Santiago, the capital, three other teams made similar raids on diocesan offices in Valparaiso, Concepción and Osorno.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2018

He was made captain-general of Chile in 1788, was subsequently created marquis of Osorno, and in 1796 was nominated viceroy of Peru, a position which he held until his death in 1801.

From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.

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