Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Omaha en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈoʊməhɔ/ (US, obsolete)
  • /ˈəʊməhɑː/ (UK)
  • /ˈoʊməhɑ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Omaha Number=Plur lexicographic
Omahas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Omahan

Translations (2)

pt omaha (a member of the Omaha tribe) · th โอมาฮา (a member of the Omaha tribe)

Omaha en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈoʊməhɔ/ (US, obsolete)
  • /ˈəʊməhɑː/ (UK)
  • /ˈoʊməhɑ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.

Meanings

  1. The largest city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Douglas County.
    • Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor. 2025 May 14, “Omaha poised to have first Black leader after mayor concedes race”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press:
  2. The language spoken by the Omaha tribe.
  3. Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.

Deriveds

Omaha-Ponca · Omaha Beach

Translations (5)

th โอมาฮา (the language spoken by the Omaha tribe) · pt Omaha (city in Nebraska, United States) · cmn 奧馬哈 /奥马哈 (city in Nebraska, United States) · pt omaha (the language spoken by the Omaha tribe) · th โอมาฮา (city in Nebraska, United States)