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Omahas

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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.
[Omaha umóho.]
Oma·ha adj.
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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The Omahas were once one of the numerous and powerful tribes of the prairies, vying in warlike might and prowess with the Sioux, the Pawnees, the Sauks, the Konsas, and the Iatans.
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