Omaha

O·ma·ha ¹  (m-hô, -hä)

n. pl. Omaha or O·ma·has

1.

a. A Native American people inhabiting northeast Nebraska since the late 17th century. The Omaha are closely related to the Ponca in language and history.

b. A member of this people.

2. The Siouan language of the Omaha.

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[Omaha umóho.]

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Oma·ha adj.

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O·ma·ha ²  (m-hô, -hä)

A city of eastern Nebraska on the Missouri River and the Iowa border. Founded in 1854 with the opening of the Nebraska Territory, it grew as a supply point for westward migration, especially after the coming of the railroad in 1869. It was territorial capital from 1855 to 1867. Population: 420,000.

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Omaha [ˈəʊməˌhɑː]

n

(Placename) a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River opposite Council Bluffs, Iowa: the largest city in the state; the country's largest livestock market and meat-packing centre. Pop.: 390 007 (2000)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Omaha - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska Maha Dhegiha - any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
	2.	Omaha - largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest Cornhusker State, Nebraska, NE - a midwestern state on the Great Plains
	3.	Omaha - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha Dhegiha - a branch of the Siouan languages
	4.	Omaha - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935