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Tulsa

UK/ˈtʌlsə/ US/ˈtʌlsʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries

Origin

From Creek Tallasi (literally “old town”). Compare Tallahassee, from the same or a similar term.

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