English Explanatory Dictionary

Oklahoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City.
  2. A former territory (1890–1907) of the United States, encompassing the western half of the modern state.
  3. Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory:
  4. A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  5. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi.

Pronunciation

/ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/ en-us-Oklahoma.ogg

Word forms

Oklahoma

Etymology

From Choctaw okla (“people”) + homa (“red”).

Derived words

Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma OK Okie Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma drill Oklahoman Oklahoma onion burger Oklahoma plum Oklahomian Texhoma Texoma

Translations

Arabic: أُوكْلَاهُومَا Arapaho: Bo'oobe' Belarusian: Аклахо́ма Bulgarian: Оклахо́ма Cayuga: Gahnawiyóʼgeh Cherokee: ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ Chickasaw: Oklahomma' Chinese Mandarin: 俄克拉何馬 /俄克拉何马 Chinese Mandarin: 俄克拉荷馬 /俄克拉荷马 Chinese Mandarin: 奧克拉荷馬 /奥克拉荷马 Czech: Oklahoma Danish: Oklahoma Esperanto: Oklahomo Finnish: Oklahoma French: Oklahoma Galician: Oklahoma Georgian: ოკლაჰომა German: Oklahoma Greek: Οκλαχόμα Hawaiian: ʻOkalahoma Hindi: ओकलाहोमा Hungarian: Oklahoma Italian: Oklahoma Japanese: オクラホマ Khmer: អូក្លាហូម៉ា Korean: 오클라호마 Lao: ໂອກລາໂຮມາ Latin: Urbs Oclahoma Macedonian: Оклахо́ма Marathi: ओक्लाहोमा Navajo: Halgai hóteel hahoodzo Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa Polish: Oklahoma Portuguese: Oklahoma Russian: Оклахо́ма Spanish: Oklahoma Tagalog: Oklahoma Thai: โอคลาโฮมา Turkish: Oklahoma Ukrainian: Оклахо́ма Ukrainian: Оклаго́ма Unami: Oklahoma Uyghur: ئوكلاخوما
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