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Oklahoma Very Common

Oklahoma has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a state in south central United States

"Oklahoma is known as a state in the south central United States famous for its cowboy history and oil reserves."

Proper Noun
1

A state in the central United States. Capital and largest city: Oklahoma City.

"Oklahoma is a state in the central United States where Oklahoma City serves as both the capital and the largest city."

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Origin

The name Oklahoma comes from a combination of two Choctaw words meaning "Red People." It was adopted into English as the official name for the U.S. state in 1907, preserving this original description of its Indigenous inhabitants.

Rhyming Words
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