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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska;
[syn: Omaha, Maha]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maha \Ma"ha\, n. (Zool.) A kind of baboon; the wanderoo. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maha \Ma"ha\, prop. n. (Ethnol.) A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also Omaha. [WordNet 1.5] Mahabarata
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zool.) A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo. [Written also ouanderoo.] [1913 Webster] Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Maha n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: Omaha, Maha]