okla.

okla. — abbreviation

1. a shortened written form of 'Oklahoma', used in older addresses, maps, lists, an

1.縮寫
釋義

a shortened written form of 'Oklahoma', used in older addresses, maps, lists, and historical documents to save space.

例句

The archive folder labeled Okla. held land records from 1912.

Okla. on an archive label

Salma wrote Tulsa, Okla., on the reunion mailing list.

city, Okla. in an older address style

同義詞
  • Oklahoma

    the full state name, used in normal sentences and speech

  • OK

    the modern two-letter postal code used in current address fields

文法句型

[city], Okla.

Okla. on a map or list

replace Okla. with Oklahoma

用法筆記

Older American short form, especially in newspapers, map labels, and historical address lines. Modern US postal use prefers OK, and ordinary sentences usually spell the state name out as Oklahoma.

常見錯誤

❌My aunt lives in Okla.
✅My aunt lives in Oklahoma.
💡use the full state name in ordinary prose; Okla. is mainly a written short form.
❌Please write Tulsa, OKLA on the label.
✅Please write Tulsa, OK for a modern postal label.
💡the older abbreviation takes a period, while modern postal coding uses the two-letter form OK.