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oklahoma

/ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/

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What does oklahoma mean?

proper noun

  1. A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City.
  2. A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  3. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (historical) A former territory (1890–1907) of the United States, encompassing the western half of the modern state.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/

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I was then in Oklahoma, and I certainly rejoiced over this news from her I had learned to love.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
They still exist on the blueprint and the Oklahoma metropolis on paper is yet a wide place in the road.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
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A wise and spiritual interpretation of the black-jack country of eastern Oklahoma, close to the Osages, in which John Joseph Mathews lives.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
There was no Oklahoma, and the combined population of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Arizona was about equal to that of Des Moines.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
“The mayor of Sandy Creek, Oklahoma, has skipped with a hundred thousand dollars. That’s the kind of rulers the old partyites give you!”
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140