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OMAHA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

Sense 3

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; Neb.; Nebraska (a midwestern state on the Great Plains)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska

Synonyms:

Maha; Omaha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Omaha" is a kind of...):

Dhegiha (any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages)

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