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oman

UK/əʊˈmɑːn/US/oʊˈmɑn/
nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechmostly written

Oman is the Gulf country of Muscat, deserts and dramatic coasts. The capital of Oman, travel to Oman, the Oman coast.

It sits at the mouth of the Gulf and controls one side of the Strait of Hormuz, which most of the world's exported oil passes through. Oman has a long seafaring history and its sailors traded as far as China.

Definitions of oman

  1. 1nounomanThe peaceful Gulf country of Muscat, deserts, and dramatic coasts.B2

    “The flight stopped in Oman for two hours before going on.”

oman is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Arabic

    عُمَان

  2. English

    Oman

  3. English, today

    oman

Oman Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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