oma

plural omas

1. among people of German-speaking ancestryGrandmother, grandma.

   My children have an oma and an OPA, so I knew that I could put in the O and the A.

   2020 September 1, Deb Amlen, “Sales Spiel in 60 Seconds or Less”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2020

1. A township in Gêrzê County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

   Reach Wuma (Öma) in 3-4 hr (90 km) from Gerze.

   [1994, Victor Chan, Tibet Handbook, Moon Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 948

   2 more examples

   About 33 genus 47 species corals were discovered in the so-called "Xiala Formation(Ft)" in north of Oma Village, Gêrzê County, Tibet.

   2011 March, Zhansheng Ji, J.-X. Yao, Guichun Wu, “Discovery of the Late Jurassic coral fauna in the Tukari Formation at northern Oma Village, Gêrzê County, Tibet, China and its geological significances”, in Research Gate, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2021

   Around Oma-chu, a small village huddled beneath a small rocky splinter, 54km from Gertse, keep your eyes open for the round, tomblike buildings that are actually tsampa (roasted-barley flour) storage bins.

   [2019, Tibet (Lonely Planet), →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=K0qVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT308

   Synonyms: Wuma, Wu-ma

1. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.

   To invest in Wisconsin's transportation system, Governor Evers signed a $1.39 million contract with prime contractor Northwoods Paving of Ashland to improve US 51 in Iron County between County C in the town of Oma to Iron Street in Hurley. Work began on Monday, June 20.

   2022 June 24, “Governor Evers approves US 51 improvement project in Iron County”, in Wisconsin Department of Transportation, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2022

2. A female given name

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia.
2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of oral mite anaphylaxis.