Oz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oz"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒz/
• Rhymes: -ɒz
• Homophone: awes (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

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Etymology 1

After the fictional land in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Proper noun

Oz

1. Ellipsis of Land of Oz, the fictional setting created by L. Frank Baum for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and other works. The term has been extended from the original country of Oz to the entire fictional world of Oz. Subsequently used as a setting by other authors and artists.

Coordinate terms

• Galaxy Far Far Away
• Lovecraft Country
• Middle-earth
• Neverland
• Wonderland

 

Derived terms

• Ozian
• Ozite
• Wizard of Oz

 

Translations

a fictional place

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧茲／奥兹 (Àozī)

• Japanese: オズ (Ozu)
• Russian: Оз f (Oz)

Noun

Oz (uncountable)

1. An unreal, magical realm.

Synonyms

• wonderland

Coordinate terms

• Lovecraft Country

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Aus, abbreviation of Australia.

Proper noun

Oz

1. (colloquial) Australia.

Synonyms

• Aussie
• Aussieland

Derived terms

• Ozzie

Etymology 3

Abbreviations.

Proper noun

Oz (plural Ozs or Ozes)

1. Diminutive of Osbourne.
2. A male given name.
   1. A diminutive of the male given names Oscar or Oswald.

Coordinate terms

• Ozzie
• Ozzy

 

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Oz (plural Ozs or Ozes)

1. A surname.

Etymology 5

From Turkish Öz.

Alternative forms

• Öz, Ooz, Oez, Œz, Ez

Proper noun

Oz (plural Ozs or Ozes)

1. A surname from Turkish.

Further reading

• Oz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Land of Oz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Zo, zo, zo-