Etymology

Oklahoma

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Today it means: A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City. Full definition →

Choctaw okla
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The story

  1. Choctaw · derived fromokla“people”
  2. English todayOklahoma

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

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