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单词 Oamaru
释义

Oamaru

/ɒməˈruː/ /ˌɔːəməˈruː/
Geology and Building (chiefly NZ )
adjective
Attributive Designating a division of Tertiary rock formations found in the region of Oamaru; specifically (especially in Oamaru stone) a white limestone quarried near Oamaru and formerly much used as a building material.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. From Oamaru, the name of a town on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand, in the region of which the stone is found and quarried.

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