I. ˈōməˌhȯ, -hä noun
also ma·ha məˈ ̷ ̷
( plural omaha or omahas also maha or mahas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Omaha, literally, those going upstream or against the wind
1.
a. : a Siouan people in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
b. : a member of such people
2. : a dialect of Dhegiha
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Omaha, city in eastern Nebraska, from Omaha (Siouan people)
: of or from the city of Omaha, Nebr. : of the kind or style prevalent in Omaha