Oman

American  

[oh-mahn] / oʊˈmɑn /

noun

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

2. Gulf of Oman, a northwestern arm of the Arabian Sea, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

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Oman British  

/ əʊˈmɑːn /

noun

1. Former name (until 1970): Muscat and Oman.  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)

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Oman Cultural  

1. 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.

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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.

Oman began exporting oil in 1967.

Example Sentences

Oman, which was mediating between the two sides just before the outbreak of war, said a viable deal was on the table.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The message was addressed to all vessels in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Most of Madagascar's oil comes from Oman, south of the Strait of Hormuz - the key global energy shipping route that has been affected by war that started on 28 February.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Tehran has presented mediators with demands for transit fees that it would split with Oman, the country that shares the opposite side of the channel with the United Arab Emirates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Also, he discovers, his sample case is gone, all the bottles and rings and souvenir copper flashlights, all gone, along with his suitcase, his wallet, his passport, and his air tickets back to Oman.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman