Oklahoma

[ oh-kluh-hoh-muh ]

/ ˌoʊ kləˈhoʊ mə /

noun

a state in the south central United States. 69,919 square miles (181,090 square kilometers). Capital: Oklahoma City. Abbreviations: OK (for use with zip code), Okla.

Origin of Oklahoma

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Choctaw Oklahommaʔ “Indian (i.e., North American Indian)”, equivalent to oklah “people, nation” + ommaʔ “red,” coined by the Choctaw scholar and Presbyterian minister Allen Wright (1826-85), later principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866–70), and originally applied to the Indian Territory; see Five Civilized Nations, Indian Territory

OTHER WORDS FROM Oklahoma

O·kla·ho·man, adjective, noun

Words nearby Oklahoma

okey-doke, Okhotsk, Okie, Okinawa, Okla., Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Bombing, Oklahoman, okle-dokle, Okmulgee

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Example sentences from the Web for Oklahoma

Elauf, who is Muslim, had applied for a job at an A&F store in Tulsa, Oklahoma when she was 17.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hammerstein continued his subtle quest for racial equanimity in Oklahoma!
When Broadway Musicals Were Dark And Subversive|Laurence Maslon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A 19-year-old woman was killed in September after an undercover police watched a drug deal go down in Oklahoma City.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Oklahoma Kiowa have joined this warpath; the Yellowstone is their ancestral homeland.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 2006, former Oklahoma district judge Donald Thompson was sentenced to four years in prison.
Judges Behaving Badly: A Great American Tradition|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oklahoma is proposed in Congress for the name of one of our new Territories.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
A report on the fishes of Oklahoma, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
Ranchmen in Oklahoma told the writer that in winter yearling cattle in good condition are sometimes killed by coyotes.
Coyotes in Their Economic Relations|David E. Lantz
In 1888, Oklahoma was the largest single body of unimproved land capable of cultivation in the Southwest.
My Native Land|James Cox
When he was fourteen years of age he accompanied his tribe to its new home at Pawnee City, Oklahoma, where he has since resided.
Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

British Dictionary definitions for Oklahoma

Oklahoma

/ (ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə) /

noun

a state in the S central US: consists of plains in the west, rising to mountains in the southwest and east; important for oil. Capital: Oklahoma City. Pop: 3 511 532 (2003 est). Area: 181 185 sq km (69 956 sq miles)Abbreviation: Okla., (with zip code) OK

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Oklahoma (1 of 2)

Oklahoma

State in the southwestern United States, bordered by Colorado and Kansas to the north, Missouri and Arkansas to the east, Texas to the south, and New Mexico to the west. Its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.

Cultural definitions for Oklahoma (2 of 2)

Oklahoma!

A musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It began a new era of sophistication in musical comedy and was the first of several very successful Rodgers and Hammerstein shows. “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “Oklahoma,” and “People Will Say We're in Love” are songs from Oklahoma!

单词	oklahoma
释义	Oklahoma [ oh-kluh-hoh-muh ] / ˌoʊ kləˈhoʊ mə / noun a state in the south central United States. 69,919 square miles (181,090 square kilometers). Capital: Oklahoma City. Abbreviations: OK (for use with zip code), Okla. Origin of Oklahoma First recorded in 1895–1900; from Choctaw Oklahommaʔ “Indian (i.e., North American Indian)”, equivalent to oklah “people, nation” + ommaʔ “red,” coined by the Choctaw scholar and Presbyterian minister Allen Wright (1826-85), later principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866–70), and originally applied to the Indian Territory; see Five Civilized Nations, Indian Territory OTHER WORDS FROM Oklahoma O·kla·ho·man, adjective, noun Words nearby Oklahoma okey-doke, Okhotsk, Okie, Okinawa, Okla., Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Bombing, Oklahoman, okle-dokle, Okmulgee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Oklahoma Elauf, who is Muslim, had applied for a job at an A&F store in Tulsa, Oklahoma when she was 17. Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch\|Dean Obeidallah\|December 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Hammerstein continued his subtle quest for racial equanimity in Oklahoma! When Broadway Musicals Were Dark And Subversive\|Laurence Maslon\|December 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A 19-year-old woman was killed in September after an undercover police watched a drug deal go down in Oklahoma City. The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown\|Nina Strochlic\|November 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Oklahoma Kiowa have joined this warpath; the Yellowstone is their ancestral homeland. What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear\|Doug Peacock\|November 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 2006, former Oklahoma district judge Donald Thompson was sentenced to four years in prison. Judges Behaving Badly: A Great American Tradition\|Asawin Suebsaeng\|October 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Oklahoma is proposed in Congress for the name of one of our new Territories. Complete Prose Works\|Walt Whitman A report on the fishes of Oklahoma, with descriptions of new genera and species. Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas\|Artie L. Metcalf Ranchmen in Oklahoma told the writer that in winter yearling cattle in good condition are sometimes killed by coyotes. Coyotes in Their Economic Relations\|David E. Lantz In 1888, Oklahoma was the largest single body of unimproved land capable of cultivation in the Southwest. My Native Land\|James Cox When he was fourteen years of age he accompanied his tribe to its new home at Pawnee City, Oklahoma, where he has since resided. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences\|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution British Dictionary definitions for Oklahoma Oklahoma / (ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə) / noun a state in the S central US: consists of plains in the west, rising to mountains in the southwest and east; important for oil. Capital: Oklahoma City. Pop: 3 511 532 (2003 est). Area: 181 185 sq km (69 956 sq miles)Abbreviation: Okla., (with zip code) OK Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Oklahoma (1 of 2) Oklahoma State in the southwestern United States, bordered by Colorado and Kansas to the north, Missouri and Arkansas to the east, Texas to the south, and New Mexico to the west. Its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. Cultural definitions for Oklahoma (2 of 2) Oklahoma! A musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It began a new era of sophistication in musical comedy and was the first of several very successful Rodgers and Hammerstein shows. “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “Oklahoma,” and “People Will Say We're in Love” are songs from Oklahoma! The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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