Tulsa

American

[tuhl-suh] / ˈtʌl sə /

noun

a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.

Tulsa British

/ ˈtʌlsə /

noun

a city in NE Oklahoma, on the Arkansas River: a major oil centre; two universities. Pop: 387 807 (2003 est)

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Tulsa Cultural

Large city in northeastern Oklahoma.

Other Word Forms

Tulsan noun

Example Sentences

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Born in Oklahoma on “a little cotton-picking town between Tulsa and Muskogee,” Releford was raised on a farm by his parents, grandparents and uncle.

From Los Angeles Times

Papa thanked him for the cards and said, “We’re poor folks and don’t get out of these hills very often; but next year when your circus comes to Tulsa, we’ll try to be there.”

From Literature

“Every slice of your identity that you can think of, food communicates it and makes it,” says Emily Contois, associate professor of media studies at the University of Tulsa.

From The Wall Street Journal

New Orleans; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Richmond, Va.; and Tulsa, Okla. Most were unprofitable, according to a person familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 29-year-old Tulsa entrepreneur, who runs her own software-design business, Anele, faced growing competition from AI tools and low-cost overseas programmers, which dented her income.

From The Wall Street Journal

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