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proper noun
A city in eastern Nebraska, on the Missouri River; population 438,646 (est. 2008).
nounOmaha, Omahas
1A member of a North American people of northeastern Nebraska.
‘Although the flow of culture was one-way and La Flesche promoted Americanization among Omahas, she did use her status, within both Omaha and Euramerican society, to help Omahas negotiate federal bureaucracy.’- ‘The Omaha originally had its settlements along Missouri river in eastern Nebraska’
2The Siouan language of the Omaha.
adjective
Relating to the Omaha or their language.
‘While most European-American children would not notice the difference between an Arapaho and an Omaha shirt, Indian schoolchildren would appreciate her accuracy.’- ‘Eventually, members were going to bypass the co-op, choosing instead to pocket the nickel-per-bushel premium for hauling corn to an Omaha terminal and beans to a Sioux City area processor.’
Origin
From Omaha umonhon ‘upstream people’.
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