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Date "OW" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
"OW" is a common misspelling or typo for: bow, cow, how, low, mow, now, owe, owl, own, wow. |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Obwalden is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population is 32700 (2001). The capital is Sarnen.
Flag of Canton of Obwalden
Geography
Highest elevation: Titlis 3238 m
History
First settlements in Obwalden date back to the Celts and the Romans. After 700 AD the Alemanni moved into the area. In 1291 Obwalden joined Nidwalden to form an alliance with Uri and Schwyz. In the 13th and 14th century Obwalden established its own local governance, despite having had a joint assembly with Nidwalden up to around 1330.
In 1403 Obwalden joined Uri to invade the Leventina area (today located in the canton of Ticino) to establish new markets for cheese and cattle. Around 1500 many people in Obwalden worked as mercenary soldiers. Some of these soldiers accumulated wealth and held many offices. During Napoleon's occupation between 1798 and 1803 Obwalden lost its independence, but for the first time ordinary people gained fundamental political rights. In 1815 the monastery of Engelberg and the municipaly of the same name joined Obwalden.
Location of the canton
Politics
Within the Swiss Confederation Obwalden is a half canton. This gives Obwalden all the rights and duties of full cantons, with the exception that the canton can only send one deputy to the Council of States. The small size of the canton allows a small government with only five members.
Economy
Small and middle-sized businesses dominate the economy of Obwalden. Many of them are specialists in areas such as miniature engines, synthetics, medical equipment or nano technology.
Traditional areas are still of great importance. Particulary forestry and related businesses are significant, as is agriculture. Agriculture in Obwalden is specialized in integrated dairy and meat farming. The farms are still family run.
Tourism is a major sector. Many facilites built for tourism now benefit the local industry and the population. One quarter of the population is directly or indirectly employed in the tourism sector.
Tourism
The central location in Switzerland meant that Obwalden was able to establish itelf as a significant tourist location in the 19th century. Two of the mountains, namely Pilatus and Titlis, are the main attractions. Winter sports, in particular skiing and snowboarding, attracts many tourist. The main resorts are Engelberg, Melchsee-Frutt, Lungern-Schönbüel, Mörlialp and Langis. During the summer hiking and mountaineering are the main attractions.
Culture
Traditional culture in Obwalden has been kept alive by many local organizations. There is traditional music, dances, costumes, theaters and festivals. There are also a number of modern artists, including Josef Garovi (composer), Caspar Diethelm (compser), Julian Dillier (poet), Franz Bucher (painter), Kurt Sigrist (sculptor) and Alois Spichtig (sculptor)
Municipalities
There are seven municipalities: Sarnen, Kerns, Sachseln, Alpnach, Giswil, Lungern und Engelberg. The capital Sarnen is subdivided into Sarnen-Dorfschaft, Kägiswil, Schwendi/Wilen and Ramersberg. The autonomy of the municipalities in Obwalden is significant. Two thirds of the tax revenues flow to the municipalities, which for example pay for education without grants from the canton.
Links
- Official Site (German)
- Official Statistics
- Pilatus
- Titlis
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Obwalden."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
OW | English | One Way | Business |
| OW,O/W | German | Öl in Wasser | Chemistry |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: OW |
| Non-English Usage: "OW" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Welsh (alas!, oh!). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Ow! That's not it, bring me the Hydrospanner (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett) Ow, Christ why the ear, man (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) Ow! No, it's still broken (Mononoke-hime; writing credit: Neil Gaiman; Hayao Miyazaki) . Ow! (Oliver Twist; writing credit: Alan Bleasdale; Charles Dickens) Ow! Why do I always have to be the victim (Monk; writing credit: Andy Breckman; David Breckman) | |
Lyrics | You rang my buy before I made up my mind, OW! (Free Your Mind; performing artist: En Vogue) Ah, ha ow! (Dance The Night Away; performing artist: Van Halen) Another one rides the bus ow (Another One Rides The Bus; performing artist: Weird Al Yankovic) Ow! Bobcat (I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead; performing artist: Weird Al Yankovic) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Wife of owner-operator and wife of hired hand clearing chickens in cellar preparatory to canning them. Chickens at this time of year are bringing six cents per pound. These are roasting. Harry Madsen farm, near Dickens, Iowa. Three hundred sixty acres, ow. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "OW" is generally used as an interjection -- approximately 84.21% of the time. "OW" is used about 304 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Interjection | 84.21% | 256 | 18,500 |
| Unclassified Items | 4.93% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.61% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (singular) | 3.95% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.64% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Adverb (wh-) | 0.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 304 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "OW" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ow | Last name | 100 | 80,186 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "OW": ow-ri-ku-lar-ta, Ow-w-w. | |
Ending with "OW": chee-ow. | |
Containing "OW": sl-ow-ly. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ow | 118 |
ow lee | 8 |
gi ow yu | 8 |
bow ow | 6 |
ow lee patio furniture | 5 |
get ow | 5 |
ow page ye | 4 |
bow lil ow | 3 |
ow page | 3 |
b job ow | 2 |
ow sms wysylanie | 2 |
ow sports | 2 |
carb diet ow | 2 |
externalize java ow script | 2 |
ow wow | 2 |
manager ow | 2 |
hun ow page ye | 2 |
ge ow yo | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "OW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | au (ouch), ai (ai, ouch, sloth, three-toed sloth), ag (account, accredit, acuity, advertence, advertency, ah, attention, believe, consider, deem, eight, esteem, look, oh, opine, regard, think, think well of, view, watch, woe), aai (ah, caress, chuck, flatter, fondle, oh, stroke), aag (ah, oh, woe), a (ah, Antilles, indicative, oh, outstanding). (various references) | |
Chinese | å"Žå–² (hey, ouch). (various references) | |
Dutch | oh (ah, aha, oh), och (ah, aha, oh), ah (ah, aha, oh), ach (ah, aha, oh, woe). (various references) | |
Esperanto | aj (ouch), aĥ (ah, oh). (various references) | |
Faeroese | oy (ouch), ai (ouch). (various references) | |
French | ah. (various references) | |
Hungarian | á (ah, good gracious no!, oh). (various references) | |
Indonesian | aduh (alas, oh my, ouch). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ai (nuts, ouch, pooh, woe), ah (ah, oh). (various references) | |
Spanish | ay (ah, alas, oh, ouch, woe). (various references) | |
Sranan | woy (ouch). (various references) | |
Swedish | aj (oh, ooh, ouch), ack (ah, alas, ay, o, oh), åh (ah, eh, hey, o, oh, ooh, pooh). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "OW": owe, owed, owes, owing, owl, owlet, owlets, owlish, owlishly, owlishness, owlishnesses, owllike, owls, own, ownable, owned, owner, owners, ownership, ownerships, owning, owns, owse, owsen. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "OW": afterglow, aglow, airflow, airglow, allow, alow, alpenglow, anyhow, arrow, avow, backflow, barlow, barrow, bedfellow, bellow, below, beshadow, besnow, bestow, bestrow, billow, blow, borrow, bow, bowwow, brow, bungalow, burrow, cahow, callow, carassow, checkrow, chow, chowchow, cockcrow, cornrow, counterblow, counterflow, cow, crossbow, crow, curassow, dayglow, deathblow, dhow, disallow, disavow, disendow, dow, elbow, embow. (additional references) | |
Words containing "OW": acknowledge, acknowledged, acknowledgedly, acknowledgement, acknowledgements, acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledgment, acknowledgments, adown, advowson, advowsons, afterglows, airflows, airglows, airpower, airpowers, ajowan, ajowans, allowable, allowably, allowance, allowanced, allowances, allowancing, allowed, allowedly, allowing, allows, alpenglows, antigrowth, arrowed, arrowhead, arrowheads, arrowing, arrowroot, arrowroots, arrows, arrowwood, arrowwoods, arrowworm, arrowworms, arrowy, autoworker, autoworkers, avowable, avowably, avowal, avowals, avowed, avowedly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "o-w" | |
+1 letter: bow, cow, dow, how, jow, low, mow, now, owe, owl, own, pow, row, sow, tow, two, vow, who, woe, wog, wok, won, woo, wop, wos, wot, wow, yow. | |
+2 letters: alow, avow, awol, blow, bowl, bows, brow, chow, cowl, cows, cowy, crow, dhow, down, dows, enow, flow, fowl, frow, glow, gowd, gowk, gown, grow, howe, howf, howk, howl, hows, jowl, jows, know, lowe, lown, lows, meow, mown, mows, nows, nowt, owed, owes, owls, owns, owse, plow, pows, prow, rows, scow, show, slow, snow, sown, sows, stow, swob, swop, swot, town, tows, towy, trow, twos, vows, vrow, whoa, whom, whop, wino, woad, woes, wogs, woke, woks, wold, wolf, womb, wonk, wons, wont, wood, woof, wool, woos, wops, word, wore, work, worm, worn, wort, wost, wots, wove, wows, yowe, yowl, yows. | |
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