Omaha
Omaha — noun
- Omahasingular
- Omahasplural
1. the main city of Nebraska, on the Missouri River near Iowa
the main city of Nebraska, on the Missouri River near Iowa
Brooke flew to Omaha last spring to visit her grandfather in Nebraska.
preposition: to Omaha (movement toward a city)
The College World Series is held in Omaha every June.
preposition: in Omaha (location)
Berkshire Hathaway has its headquarters in downtown Omaha.
Kian drove from Omaha to Des Moines in about three hours.
Omaha sits on the western bank of the Missouri River.
文法句型
in Omaha
from Omaha
用法筆記
Always capitalised. As a proper noun it has no plural and takes no article (you say 'in Omaha', not 'in the Omaha'). Distinguish from 'Omaha Beach', the code name for one of the D-Day landing sites in Normandy, France in 1944 — that is a separate proper noun, not the Nebraska city.
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2. an Indigenous people from the central United States, traditionally living in riv
an Indigenous people from the central United States, traditionally living in river valleys there
The Omaha have lived along the Missouri River for many centuries.
the Omaha + plural verb (treated as a people)
The museum in Lincoln has a small exhibit about the Omaha and the Ponca.
the Omaha as a tribal name alongside another tribe
In the 1850s the Omaha signed a treaty with the United States government.
The reservation of the Omaha sits in northeastern Nebraska, near the town of Macy.
Many Omaha families still meet each summer for community dances and meals.
- Umoⁿhoⁿ
the people's own name for themselves, sometimes spelled 'Umonhon' in English text
文法句型
the Omaha
the Omaha people / tribe / nation
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' when referring to the people as a whole ('the Omaha believe…'), and the verb is plural. Distinguish from sense 3 (a single member of the tribe) and sense 4 (the language). Capitalised; no '-s' is added in the plural ('many Omaha', not 'many Omahas').
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3. a single person who belongs to the Omaha tribe described in sense 2.
a single person who belongs to the Omaha tribe described in sense 2.
Susan La Flesche Picotte, an Omaha, became a doctor in 1889.
an Omaha (singular member, with appositive)
Two Omaha from Macy spoke at the university about tribal history.
Two Omaha (plural without -s)
Daniel's grandmother was an Omaha who grew up on the reservation in Nebraska.
Dahlia, an Omaha, writes fiction about life on the plains.
- Omaha tribal member
longer, more explicit phrasing common in formal or news writing
文法句型
an Omaha
Omaha + name
用法筆記
Countable, but the plural form is also 'Omaha' rather than 'Omahas'. Distinguish from sense 2: 'an Omaha' is one individual, 'the Omaha' is the people as a group. When you simply mean a resident of Omaha city (sense 1), use 'Omahan' instead.
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4. the language spoken by the Omaha people
the language spoken by the Omaha people
Only a few elders still speak Omaha fluently today.
speak Omaha (verb + language)
The university in Lincoln offers a beginner's course in Omaha.
in Omaha (the language, not the city)
Researchers say Omaha is closely related to the Ponca language.
Diya is learning Omaha from her grandfather and a community language teacher.
Tribal schools have started teaching Omaha to young children again.
- Omaha-Ponca
the linguistic label that groups Omaha with the closely related Ponca language
文法句型
speak Omaha
in Omaha
用法筆記
Uncountable, like other language names ('she speaks Omaha', not 'an Omaha'). Watch for ambiguity with sense 1: 'a course in Omaha' could mean either 'in the city of Omaha' or 'in the Omaha language' — context (or adding 'language') usually makes it clear. Sometimes called 'Omaha-Ponca' because the two languages are mutually intelligible.
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5. a card game in the poker family where each player is dealt four private cards fa
a card game in the poker family where each player is dealt four private cards face down and must build a hand using exactly two of them together with three of five shared cards turned face up in the middle of the table.
Minho prefers omaha to Texas hold'em because four hole cards open more winning lines.
comparison: omaha vs Texas hold'em
On Friday night the four friends played omaha at the kitchen table until almost two.
collocation: play omaha
New players of omaha often forget that exactly two hole cards must be used.
The casino in Macau runs a low-stakes omaha table every weekend afternoon for tourists.
Yael won her first big pot in a hand of omaha when the river completed her flush.
- Omaha hold'em
the full formal name; 'omaha' is the everyday short form
- PLO
stands for 'pot-limit Omaha', the most popular betting format among serious players
文法句型
play omaha
a hand of omaha
用法筆記
Often capitalised as 'Omaha' because the name comes from a place. The full label is 'Omaha hold'em', and the most common variants are 'pot-limit Omaha' (PLO) and 'Omaha hi-lo'. Always uncountable when naming the game itself, but countable in phrases like 'a hand of omaha' or 'an omaha table'.