Oklahoma en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Choctaw okla (“people”) + homa (“red”).
Meanings
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A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City.
The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively.
2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN:The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma falls within an Indian reservation, a decision that could reshape the criminal justice system by preventing state authorities from prosecuting offenses there that involve Native Americans.
2020 July 9, Jack Healy, Adam Liptak, “Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2023:
- (historical) A former territory (1890–1907) of the United States, encompassing the western half of the modern state.
- Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory: ▸ A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory: ▸ An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi.
Deriveds
Oklahoman · Oklahoma County · Oklahomian · Oklahoma drill · Oklahoma onion burger · Oklahoma plum · Oklahoma City · Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma · Texhoma · Okie · Texoma
Synonyms
Okla. · Ok · Okla · OK · OK. · Ok.
Translations (44)
cay Gahnawiyóʼgeh (state) · it Oklahoma (state) · cic Oklahomma' (state) · fi Oklahoma (state) · bg Оклахо́ма (state) · ru Оклахо́ма (state) · cmn 奧克拉荷馬 /奥克拉荷马 (state) · ug ئوكلاخوما (state) · th โอคลาโฮมา (state) · cmn 俄克拉何馬 /俄克拉何马 (state) · hu Oklahoma (state) · ja オクラホマ (state) · pt Oklahoma (state) · ka ოკლაჰომა (state) · de Oklahoma (state) · uk Оклаго́ма (state) · la Urbs Oclahoma (state) · el Οκλαχόμα (state) · ar أُوكْلَاهُومَا (state) · mk Оклахо́ма (state) · uk Оклахо́ма (state) · cs Oklahoma (state) · arp Bo'oobe' (state) · fr Oklahoma (state) · es Oklahoma (state) · hi ओकलाहोमा (state) · chr ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ (state) · mr ओक्लाहोमा (state) · nv Halgai hóteel hahoodzo (state) · ko 오클라호마 (state) · cmn 俄克拉荷馬 /俄克拉荷马 (state) · gl Oklahoma (state) · yi אָקלאַהאָמאַ (state) · unm Oklahoma (state) · be Аклахо́ма (state) · pl Oklahoma (state) · haw ʻOkalahoma (state) · tl Oklahoma (state) · paw Uukuhuúwa (state) · da Oklahoma (state) · lo ໂອກລາໂຮມາ (state) · tr Oklahoma (state) · eo Oklahomo (state) · km អូក្លាហូម៉ា (state)