oma

Noun (1)

oma (plural omas)

1. (among people of German-speaking ancestry) Grandmother, 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

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Oma

IPA/ˈoʊ.mɑ/

Oma

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
   • 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...

   Synonyms:

   Wuma, Wu-ma

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Oma

IPA/ˈoʊ.mə/

Oma

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

Noun (2) capitalized: OMA

OMA (uncountable)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia.
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of oral mite anaphylaxis.