Omaha

American  

[oh-muh-haw, -hah] / ˈoʊ məˌhɔ, -ˌhɑ /

noun

plural

Omahas,

plural

Omaha

1. a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.

2. a member of a North American Indian people of northeastern Nebraska.

3. the Siouan language of the Omaha, mutually intelligible with Ponca.

4. Military. the World War II Allied code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, attacked by American troops.

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Omaha British  

/ ˈəʊməˌhɑː /

noun

1. a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River opposite Council Bluffs, Iowa: the largest city in the state; the country's largest livestock market and meat-packing centre. Pop: 404 267 (2003 est)

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Omaha Cultural  

1. Largest city in Nebraska.

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Example Sentences

On several workdays each week, Abel climbs into a car waiting outside his home in Des Moines, Iowa, and makes the two-hour commute to Omaha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A new report by job site Glassdoor and housing site Redfin ranks Washington, D.C., as the top big city for new college grads this year, followed by Omaha, Neb., and Boston.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Investors should learn more when the company reports first-quarter results, which is expected to occur on May 2, the date of the annual shareholder meeting in Omaha.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Alec Bohm grew up in Omaha and starred at Wichita State before the Philadelphia Phillies made him the third overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

People in Omaha are not, as a rule, friends with people who live halfway across the country in Sharon, Massachusetts.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell