Definitions for omahaˈoʊ məˌhɔ, -ˌhɑ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

O•ma•haˈoʊ məˌhɔ, -ˌhɑ(n.)

  1. a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River. 364,253.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Omaha, Maha(noun)

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

  2. Omaha(noun)

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

  3. Omaha(noun)

    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha

  4. Omaha(noun)

    thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935

Wiktionary

  1. Omaha(Noun)

    A member of the Omaha tribe.

  2. Omaha(ProperNoun)

    The largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States.

  3. Omaha(ProperNoun)

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

  4. Omaha(ProperNoun)

    The language spoken by the Omaha tribe.

  5. Omaha(ProperNoun)

    Omaha hold 'em

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Omaha

    chief city of Nebraska, on the W. bank of the Missouri, 20 m. above the confluence of the Platte; is connected by a bridge with Council Bluffs on the opposite shore; it has many fine buildings, including colleges and schools; its silver-smelting works are the largest in the world; it ranks third in the pork-packing industry, and has besides manufactures of linseed oil, boilers, and safes; an important railway centre, it lies midway between the termini of the Union Pacific Railroad; near it are the military head-quarters of the Platte department.


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