omaha
omaha Lexical Profile
• noun
American The largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, located on the western bank of the Missouri River and known historically as a major transportation and meatpacking hub.
American A member of a Native American people who historically resided in northeastern Nebraska along the Missouri River.
"The Omaha have a rich cultural history deeply tied to the Great Plains."
A popular variant of community card poker in which each player is dealt four private cards and must use exactly two of them in combination with three of the five community cards to form a hand.
"They spent the evening at the casino playing high-stakes Omaha."
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Omaha-Ponca word 'Umoⁿhoⁿ', meaning 'against the current' or 'upstream people', referring to the tribe's historical migration up the Missouri River.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.