Oklahoma

English

Etymology

From Choctaw okla (“people”) + homa (“red”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊmə

Proper noun

Oklahoma

2. A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City.
   • 2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN‎:

     The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively.

   • 2020 July 9, Jack Healy, Adam Liptak, “Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 1 November 2023:

     The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma falls within an Indian reservation, a decision that could reshape the criminal justice system by preventing state authorities from prosecuting offenses there that involve Native Americans.

3. (historical) A former territory (1890–1907) of the United States, encompassing the western half of the modern state.
4. Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory:
   1. A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
   2. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi.

Derived terms

• OK
• Okie
• Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma County
• Oklahoma drill
• Oklahoman
• Oklahoma onion burger
• Oklahoma plum
• Oklahomian

Translations

state

Arabic: أُوكْلَاهُومَا f (ʔuklahūmā) Arapaho: Bo'oobe' Belarusian: Аклахо́ма f (Aklaxóma) Bulgarian: Оклахо́ма f (Oklahóma) Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh Cherokee: ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ (okalahoma) Chickasaw: Oklahomma' Chinese: Mandarin: 俄克拉何馬 / 俄克拉何马 (zh) (Ékèlāhémǎ), 俄克拉荷馬 / 俄克拉荷马 (zh) (Ékèlāhémǎ), (Taiwan) 奧克拉荷馬 / 奥克拉荷马 (zh) (Àokèlāhémǎ) Czech: Oklahoma (cs) f Danish: Oklahoma Esperanto: Oklahomo Finnish: Oklahoma (fi) French: Oklahoma (fr) m Galician: Oklahoma (gl) f Georgian: ოკლაჰომა (oḳlahoma) German: Oklahoma (de) Greek: Οκλαχόμα (el) (Oklachóma) Hawaiian: ʻOkalahoma Hindi: ओकलाहोमा (oklāhomā) Hungarian: Oklahoma (hu) Italian: Oklahoma (it) m Japanese: オクラホマ (Okurahoma) Khmer: អូក្លាហូម៉ា (ʼouklaahoumaa) Korean: 오클라호마 (Okeullahoma) Lao: ໂອກລາໂຮມາ (ʼōk lā hō mā) Latin: Urbs Oclahoma Macedonian: Оклахо́ма f (Oklahóma) Marathi: ओक्लाहोमा (oklāhomā) Navajo: Halgai hóteel hahoodzo Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa Polish: Oklahoma (pl) f Portuguese: Oklahoma (pt) m Russian: Оклахо́ма (ru) f (Oklaxóma) Spanish: Oklahoma (es) f Tagalog: Oklahoma Thai: โอคลาโฮมา (oo-klaa-hoo-mâa) Turkish: Oklahoma Ukrainian: Оклахо́ма f (Oklaxóma), Оклаго́ма f (Oklahóma) Unami: Oklahoma Uyghur: ئوكلاخوما (oklaxoma) Yiddish: אָקלאַהאָמאַ (oklahoma)

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)

States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Federal district: Washington, D.C.

Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Further reading

• Category:Oklahoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Oklahoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oklahoma on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Oklahoma on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage

Danish

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Oklahoma

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oklahoma.

Proper noun

Oklahoma (genitive Oklahomas)

1. Oklahoma (a state in the central United States, formerly a territory)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Oklahoma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoklɑho(ː)mɑ/, [ˈo̞klɑ̝ˌho̞(ː)mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -omɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ok‧la‧ho‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): Ok‧la‧ho‧ma

Proper noun

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma (a state in the central United States, formerly a territory)

Declension

Inflection of Oklahoma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Oklahoma	—
genitive		Oklahoman	—
partitive		Oklahomaa	—
illative		Oklahomaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Oklahoma	—
accusative	nom.	Oklahoma	—
	gen.	Oklahoman
genitive		Oklahoman	—
partitive		Oklahomaa	—
inessive		Oklahomassa	—
elative		Oklahomasta	—
illative		Oklahomaan	—
adessive		Oklahomalla	—
ablative		Oklahomalta	—
allative		Oklahomalle	—
essive		Oklahomana	—
translative		Oklahomaksi	—
abessive		Oklahomatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Oklahoma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oklahomani — accusative nom. Oklahomani — gen. Oklahomani genitive Oklahomani — partitive Oklahomaani — inessive Oklahomassani — elative Oklahomastani — illative Oklahomaani — adessive Oklahomallani — ablative Oklahomaltani — allative Oklahomalleni — essive Oklahomanani — translative Oklahomakseni — abessive Oklahomattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oklahomasi — accusative nom. Oklahomasi — gen. Oklahomasi genitive Oklahomasi — partitive Oklahomaasi — inessive Oklahomassasi — elative Oklahomastasi — illative Oklahomaasi — adessive Oklahomallasi — ablative Oklahomaltasi — allative Oklahomallesi — essive Oklahomanasi — translative Oklahomaksesi — abessive Oklahomattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oklahomamme — accusative nom. Oklahomamme — gen. Oklahomamme genitive Oklahomamme — partitive Oklahomaamme — inessive Oklahomassamme — elative Oklahomastamme — illative Oklahomaamme — adessive Oklahomallamme — ablative Oklahomaltamme — allative Oklahomallemme — essive Oklahomanamme — translative Oklahomaksemme — abessive Oklahomattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oklahomanne — accusative nom. Oklahomanne — gen. Oklahomanne genitive Oklahomanne — partitive Oklahomaanne — inessive Oklahomassanne — elative Oklahomastanne — illative Oklahomaanne — adessive Oklahomallanne — ablative Oklahomaltanne — allative Oklahomallenne — essive Oklahomananne — translative Oklahomaksenne — abessive Oklahomattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oklahomansa — accusative nom. Oklahomansa — gen. Oklahomansa genitive Oklahomansa — partitive Oklahomaansa — inessive Oklahomassaan Oklahomassansa — elative Oklahomastaan Oklahomastansa — illative Oklahomaansa — adessive Oklahomallaan Oklahomallansa — ablative Oklahomaltaan Oklahomaltansa — allative Oklahomalleen Oklahomallensa — essive Oklahomanaan Oklahomanansa — translative Oklahomakseen Oklahomaksensa — abessive Oklahomattaan Oklahomattansa — instructive — — comitative — —