Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun plural (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
Omaha .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Omahas.
Examples
-
On that day the wolves and the Omahas were the almost undisputed lords of the soil, and the entire postal system of the city was conducted in the crown of this venerable hat!
-
The tribes that had once driven the Comanches into the mountains of Wyoming would soon be either dim memories Kansas, Omahas, Missouris or, like the Apaches, Utes, and Osages, retreating to avoid extermination.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
-
“I was yesterday among the Omahas, attempting to harvest souls, and they pressed it on me.”
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
-
Only two weeks before, steaming past two villages of the Omahas, Charbonneau had awakened in the dawn, stirred, as he always was on that stretch of the river, by the memory of his Bird, Sacagawea.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
-
The Osages, Kickapoos, and Pawnees were at war, with the Omahas and Otos likely to be drawn into the conflict.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
-
All through the time of the growing and dying moon, the Omahas had sought for the bison.
The Smile of God 1996
-
Two nights afterward there was joy in the camp of the Omahas.
The Smile of God 1996
-
(Indian drawing) _The single tepee represents the Dakota village; the single horseman, covered by a shield, and hanging behind his horse's neck in a characteristic way, represents the attacking Omahas.
-
-- Named after a tribe of Indians variously known as Mahas or Omahas.
The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History W. F. Bailey
-
About the first of the century Blackbird, a celebrated chief of the Omahas, returning to his native home after a visit to
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.