Etymology
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Omaha

Siouan people of northeastern Nebraska, 1804, Maha, perhaps from Omaha umaha, perhaps literally "upstream (people), against the flow." The Nebraska city was founded in 1854.

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Definitions of Omaha

Omaha (n.)
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska;
Synonyms: Maha
Omaha (n.)
largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest;
Omaha (n.)
the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha;
Omaha (n.)
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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