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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An upland region of the south-central United States extending from southwest Missouri across northwest Arkansas into eastern Oklahoma.

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  • noun an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma

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Examples

  • Forests cover most of the Ozark Plateau and the Ouachita Mountains; they become progressively more stunted and open westward.

    Ecoregions of Oklahoma (EPA) 2009

  • Crowley's Ridge is the only natural high ground between the Mississippi River and the Ozark Plateau.

    Archive 2005-11-01 2005

  • Crowley's Ridge is the only natural high ground between the Mississippi River and the Ozark Plateau.

    Crowley's Ridge Nature Center 2005

  • Comments: Benton County is located in the northwest corner of Arkansas; Benton County borders Missouri and Oklahoma and is part of the Ozark Plateau.

    Random feeds from Syndic8.com 2009

  • Comments: Benton County is located in the northwest corner of Arkansas; Benton County borders Missouri and Oklahoma and is part of the Ozark Plateau.

    Random feeds from Syndic8.com 2009

  • Part of the Ozark Plateau, Pulaski County's 551 square-miles of rough terrain is dotted by miles of state highways, county back roads and endless bridges that cross part of Missouri's nearly 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

    Waynesville Daily Guide Homepage RSS 2009

  • High on a hill, guests can enjoy vistas of the Ozark Plateau.

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette stories 2008

  • The Arkansas Valley (37) separates the Ozark Plateau from the Ouachita Mountains.

    Ecoregions of Oklahoma (EPA) 2009

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