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Owensboro
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English
Etymology
From en Owen -s- -boro, named after Abraham Owen; originally Owensborough.
Proper noun
en city/county seat co/Daviess County s/Kentucky c/USA.
en Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden breaks ribs in training crash w:BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/motogp/16360860 2011-12-29 The American suffered the injuries near his home in Owensboro and has since had x-rays, a CAT scan and an MRI. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722213641/https://www.bbc.com/sport/motogp/16360860
en Sheila Flynn Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now? w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6kgq7rqdql7o 2026-10-10 It was 14 August 1936 in Owensboro, Kentucky, a sweltering Friday in the middle of a legendary heatwave. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013025646/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6kgq7rqdql7o