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 • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

I walked into a good-sized library in a town in the Missouri Ozarks, asked to speak to a librarian and was pointed to a nervous blond woman who looked to be in her 30s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Behind our house one could see miles and miles of the mighty Ozarks.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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