Omaha

American  

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

noun

• Omahas,
  plural
• Omaha
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Omaha
  plural
• Omahas
  plural

Example Sentences

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Omaha Omahas

The Oracle of Omaha, whose nickname made him sound like some legendary Nebraska offensive coordinator, had lessons that Snead treated like gospel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

At the end of one beef supply chain is Paul and Jessica Urban, who own Block 16, a burger restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The nomination included the five D-Day beaches known by their code names: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Hull then lined the next pitch into the gap in left-center field for a walk-off double to send the Tar Heels to Omaha in a heartbreaking, season-ending loss for USC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

With a glance at the mayor of Omaha, he graciously offered to accept Omaha as a suburb.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Still, Aagaard, who has heard plenty of "Omahas" from Manning over the years, isn't quite sure why the word became a social media sensation only the last couple of weeks.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2014

Aagaard credited producer Lance Barrow and announcers Jim Nantz and Phil Simms for the silence in the booth during Manning's calls Sunday, letting the "Omahas" speak for themselves.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2014

In all of this Manning has emerged as an unsullied exemplar of gridiron glory, a paragon who makes football’s ugliness disappear in a hail of Omahas.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2014

Prior to 1915 Cadman spent some time among the Osages and Omahas, recording their music, lecturing on it, deriving themes from it.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the same way Pŭk-tĭs´-tu—toward the Omahas, has come to mean north; and Ki´ri-ku´ruks-tu—toward the Wichitas, to mean south.

From Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people by George Bird Grinnell