OMAHA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Omaha mean?
• OMAHA (noun)
The noun OMAHA has 4 senses:
1. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
2. largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
3. the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha
4. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935
Familiarity information: OMAHA used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OMAHA (noun)
Meaning:
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Maha; Omaha
Hypernyms ("Omaha" is a kind of...):
Dhegiha (any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages)
Meaning:
Largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Omaha" is a part of...):
Cornhusker State; NE; Nebraska (a midwestern state on the Great Plains)
Meaning:
The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Omaha" is a kind of...):
Dhegiha (a branch of the Siouan languages)
Meaning:
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Instance hypernyms:
thoroughbred (a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)
