Ozarks

American

[oh-zahrks] / ˈoʊ zɑrks /

noun

Lake of the, a recreational lake in S central Missouri, created by a 1931 dam on the Osage River. 93 sq. mi. (242 sq. km).

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Joyce Hale, her husband, Jay, their 6-year-old granddaughter, Haley, and three friends were hiking to Hawksbill Crag in the Ozarks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jenkins is also the clerk for Miller County in the Ozarks.

From Salon

I was still a boy when I left the Ozarks, only sixteen years old.

From Literature

The former police chief of Gateway, Arkansas, had been nicknamed the "Devil in the Ozarks" following his convictions.

From BBC

From there, she moved Tonka to her home near the Lake of the Ozarks, where she had outfitted her basement with a cage.

From Los Angeles Times

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