Oman

[ oh-mahn ]

/ oʊˈmɑn /

noun

Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.

Gulf of, a NW arm of the Arabian Sea, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

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Examples from the Web for oman

They “hook up” in a manner that makes the casual sex of the 1960s seem like an arranged marriage in Oman.
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Harry was in Oman for a charity polo match earlier this week, the Sentebale Polo Cup.
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I know for a fact that in my own case Oman was asked to mediate on our behalf directly by the US government.
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Oman had stated that it was opposed to the upgrading of the Gulf Cooperation council to a union that would be similar to the EU.
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The final leg of the trip is to Oman, where Their Royal Highnesses will be the guests of the Sultan.
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I had to play it as though the whole Oman race is no more important than a cigarette butt.
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The coin on this page comes from Oman, the home of the Arabian camel and one of its most fertile provinces.
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I used to go see that 'oman quite a bit and even sent some of my friends ter her.
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Since thin I've lost sight of Peg; for we had 'igh words about the childern, and she was a spiteful 'oman.
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Well, ef she aint de beatenes' w'ite 'oman dis side er kingdom come, you kin des shoot me.
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British Dictionary definitions for oman

Oman

/ (əʊˈmɑːn) /

noun

a sultanate in SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea: the most powerful state in Arabia in the 19th century, ruling Zanzibar, much of the Persian coast, and part of Pakistan. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: rial. Capital: Muscat. Pop: 3 154 134 (2013 est). Area: about 306 000 sq km (118 150 sq miles)Former name (until 1970): Muscat and Oman

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Word Origin and History for oman

Oman

coastal nation in Arabia, supposedly named for its founder. Recorded from Roman times (Omana, in Pliny). Related: Omani.

Culture definitions for oman

Oman

[ (oh-mahn) ]

Kingdom on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula on the Arabian Sea, bordered to the northwest by the United Arab Emirates, the west by Saudi Arabia, and the southwest by Yemen. Oman includes a tip of land on one side of the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

Note

Strategically located on trading and military routes between the Persian Gulf and Asia and east Africa, Oman has been occupied by the Portuguese, the Turks, and the Persians; since the beginning of the nineteenth century, it has maintained close relations with Britain.

Note

Oman began exporting oil in 1967.