Omaha

/ˈoʊməhɑ/ name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A member of a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
  • Grammar: omaha is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: branding oriented, city, city-specific, ethnolinguistic.
  • Useful contrasts: Texas Hold'em, countryside, generic.
  • Usage evidence: Urban gardener Jo Bartikoski picks dill from her garden patch at the Dundee community garden in Omaha, Nebraska.

How to use "omaha"

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
  2. 2
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha wordnet
  3. 3
    a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The largest city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Douglas County.

    "Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor."

  2. 2
    The language spoken by the Omaha tribe.
  3. 3
    Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.

Antonyms

Example

"Urban gardener Jo Bartikoski picks dill from her garden patch at the Dundee community garden in Omaha, Nebraska."

Common questions

What does "omaha" mean?

A member of a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

What is a synonym for "omaha"?

Common synonyms include: branding oriented, city, city-specific, ethnolinguistic, local, maha.

How do you use "omaha" in a sentence?

Urban gardener Jo Bartikoski picks dill from her garden patch at the Dundee community garden in Omaha, Nebraska.

How do you pronounce "omaha"?

Pronounced /ˈoʊməhɑ/.

Etymology

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.

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