Houma
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Definitions
- 1 A historic Native American people of Louisiana on the east side of the Red River of the South. plural, plural-only
"For the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, the goal now is to bring their community back together. But Sanders said the reality was more complex as some residents identify with another tribe - the Houma Nation - while others have no tribal affiliation. The funds will be spent on helping all those living on Isle de Jean Charles to move."
- 1 A city, the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
"Comardelle - who left the island for the city of Houma in southeast Louisiana - splits her life between raising her family and the fight for her people's future, and has spent so much time in the office that her three children keep toys there."
- 2 A county-level city of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
"Having gone to Chiang Chou from Chü-wo by the northern route through Hou-ma, we returned over a bypath through mountains in the south which has been gradually elevated from the Fêng River valley by loess deposit."
Example
More examples"For the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, the goal now is to bring their community back together. But Sanders said the reality was more complex as some residents identify with another tribe - the Houma Nation - while others have no tribal affiliation. The funds will be spent on helping all those living on Isle de Jean Charles to move."
Etymology
The city was named after the people.
From Mandarin 侯馬／侯马 (Hóumǎ).