Oklahoma

[ oh-kluh-hoh-muh ]

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noun

a state in the south central United States. 69,919 square miles (181,090 square kilometers). : Oklahoma City. : OK (for use with zip code), Okla.

Oklahoma

/ ˌəʊ��əˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

a state in the S central US: consists of plains in the west, rising to mountains in the southwest and east; important for oil. Capital: Oklahoma City. Pop: 3 511 532 (2003 est). Area: 181 185 sq km (69 956 sq miles) AbbreviationOkla.with zip codeOK

Oklahoma

State in the southwestern United States, bordered by Colorado and Kansas to the north, Missouri and Arkansas to the east, Texas to the south, and New Mexico to the west. Its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City .

Oklahoma!

A musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It began a new era of sophistication in musical comedy and was the first of several very successful Rodgers and Hammerstein shows. “Oh, �� a Beautiful Morning,” “Oklahoma,” and “People Will Say We're in Love” are songs from Oklahoma!

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Oklahoma¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Choctaw ��ǳ��ʔ “Indian (i.e., North American Indian)”, equivalent to oklah “people, nation” + �ǳ��ʔ “red,” coined by the Choctaw scholar and Presbyterian minister Allen Wright (1826–85), later principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866–70), and originally applied to the Indian Territory; Five Civilized Nations ( def ), Indian Territory ( def )

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That outbreak has since spread to New Mexico and Oklahoma, and is suspected to be linked to more cases in Kansas, the CDC report said.

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And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City.

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While Phillips was on a rehab assignment with triple-A Oklahoma City last week, he highlighted another benefit not shared by younger prospects in the organization.

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If it wasn’t for Oklahoma, everything else was falling UCLA’s way.

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Pitching coach Mark Prior said Wednesday that Kershaw “turned a page” in the last 10 days, complimenting his performance in Oklahoma City, noting the awkward swings the lefty forced on his offspeed offerings.

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