- See Also:
- - Olympic Peninsula
  - Olympic-size
  - Olympio
  - Olympus
  - Olynthus
  - OM
  - Om
  - OMA
  - Omagh
  - Omaha
  - Oman
  - Omani
  - Omar
  - Omar Khayyám
  - omasum
  - Omayyad
  - OMB
  - OMBE
  - omber
  - ombre
  - ombrellino
- Recent searches:
- View All

Oman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əʊˈmɑːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō män′)

O•man (ō män′),USA pronunciation n.

Place Names Sultanate of. Formerly, Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. 2,264,590;
ab. 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Cap.: Muscat.
Place Names Gulf of, a NW arm of the Arabian Sea, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Oman /əʊˈmɑːn/ n

a sultanate in SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea: the most powerful state in Arabia in the 19th century, ruling Zanzibar, much of the Persian coast, and part of Pakistan. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: rial. Capital: Muscat. Pop: 4 636 262 (2017 est). Area: about 306 000 sq km (118 150 sq miles)Former name (until 1970): Muscat and Oman

'Oman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Arabia - Gulf States - Muscat - Muscat and Oman - Omani - Persian Gulf - Qaboos bin Said - Trucial States - aeromancy - Arab League - baiza - Carmania - coromandel - Coromandel Coast - Coromandel work - geomancy - Hormuz - rial omani - Rub‘ al Khali - Trucial Oman - United Arab Emirates

In Lists: Countries, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "Oman" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "Oman".

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "Oman" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "Oman" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/Oman

⇱ Oman - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Oman