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Omaha

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈəʊməhɑː/
  • US: /ˈoʊməhɑ/
  • US, obsolete: /ˈoʊməhɔ/
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 M AH0 HH AA2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The largest city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Douglas County.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

The language spoken by the Omaha tribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 3

Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, poker

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: thoroughbred

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noun

Meaning 6

the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Dhegiha

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noun

Meaning 7

largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

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noun

Meaning 8

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Maha

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Dhegiha

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umonhon.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 奧馬哈 /奥马哈 (Àomǎhā) — city in Nebraska, United States
  • Portuguese: Omaha — city in Nebraska, United States
  • Thai: โอมาฮา (oo-maa-hâa) — city in Nebraska, United States
  • Portuguese: omaha — the language spoken by the Omaha tribe
  • Thai: โอมาฮา (oo-maa-hâa) — the language spoken by the Omaha tribe
  • Portuguese: omaha — a member of the Omaha tribe
  • Thai: โอมาฮา (oo-maa-hâa) — a member of the Omaha tribe
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