Definitions for Oklahoma
ˌoʊ kləˈhoʊ məOk·la·homa

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK(noun)

   a state in south central United States

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1. Oklahoma(ProperNoun)

   A state of the United States of America. Capital and largest city: Oklahoma City.

   Etymology: From Choctaw okla (people), + homa (red).

2. Oklahoma(ProperNoun)

   A county in the State of Oklahoma.

   Etymology: From Choctaw okla (people), + homa (red).

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1. Oklahoma

   Oklahoma is a state located in West South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people",. It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State, honoring the European settlers, and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory. The name was settled upon statehood, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans or, informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. A major producer of natural gas, oil, and agriculture, Oklahoma relies on an economic base of aviation, energy, telecommunications, and biotechnology. It has one of the fastest growing economies in the nation, ranking among the top states in per capita income growth and gross domestic product growth. Oklahoma City and Tulsa serve as Oklahoma's primary economic anchors, with nearly two thirds of Oklahomans living within their metropolitan statistical areas.

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1. Oklahoma

   a United States territory, stretching southward from Kansas to the Red River, with Texas on the W. and Indian Territory on the E., is a third larger than Scotland, and presents a prairie surface crossed by the Arkansas, Cimarron, and Canadian Rivers, and rising to the Wichita Mountains in the S. There are many brackish streams; the rainfall is light, hence the soil can be cultivated only in parts. Ceded to the United States under restrictions by the tribes of the Indian Territory in 1866, there were various attempts by immigrants from neighbouring States to effect settlements in Oklahoma, which the Government frustrated by military interference, maintaining the treaty with the Indians till 1889, when it finally purchased from them their claim. At noon on April 22, 1889, the area was opened for settlement, and by twilight 50,000 had entered and taken possession of claims. The territory was organised in 1890; embedded in it lies the Cherokee Outlet, still held by the Indians, but on the extinction of their interests to revert to Oklahoma. The chief town is Oklahoma (5).

How to pronounce Oklahoma?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Oklahoma in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Oklahoma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Oklahoma in a Sentence

1. V. Z. Lawton:

   It's not Jerusalem, It's not Baghdad. It's not Bolivia. It's Oklahoma.

2. Larry Ottaway:

   Janssen's conduct was not a nuisance, they provided medically necessary medications. ... They were lawfully( prescribed) by doctors in the state of Oklahoma.

3. Robert Hilliard:

   This case is not just about an accident that occurred in Oklahoma in 2014, this is about the conduct of a company over a period of time that spanned more than a decade.

4. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin:

   Oklahoma executes murderers whose crimes are especially heinous, i support that policy, and I believe capital punishment must be performed effectively and without cruelty. The bill I signed today gives the state of Oklahoma another death penalty option that meets that standard.

5. Harold Brooks:

   A man stands atop a smashed car in a tornado-ravaged neighborhood south of Oklahoma City. The F5 tornado killed some 44 people in May 1999. ( Reuters) Most tornadoes form from supercells, also known as a rotating thunderstorm or a mesocyclone. A supercell is typically a thunderstorm with the winds already in motion, according to National Geographic. It requires a combination of warm, moist air and cold, dry air which are the ingredients for a regular thunderstorm.

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