Houma

Synonyms for "houma" (6 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
cityethnic group

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
peopletribeurban center

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

4 entries
ethnic groupindigenous peoplemunicipalitysettlement

More specific

6 entries
Houma communitiesHouma descendantsHouma eldersdowntown areaindustrial centerparish seat

Collocations

6 entries
Houma LouisianaHouma cityHouma cultureHouma economyHouma languageHouma parish

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

In hard-hit Houma, the dismal reality of life without air conditioning, refrigeration or other more basic needs began to sink in.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.

More for "houma"