Definition of Tulsa

1. Noun. 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.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Ok, Oklahoma, Sooner State

Definition of Tulsa

1. Proper noun. Second largest city in the state of Oklahoma. ¹

2. Proper noun. A county in the state of Oklahoma. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tulsa

Tulestoma
Tulipa
Tulipa armena
Tulipa clusiana
Tulipa gesneriana
Tulipa suaveolens
Tulle
Tullian
Tullio's phenomenon
Tully
Tulostoma
Tulostomaceae
Tulostomataceae
Tulostomatales
Tulsa (current term)
Tulu
Tumandar
Tumbuka
Tums
Tunga
Tunga penetrans
Tungabhadra
Tungidae
Tungoose
Tungooses
Tungus
Tunguses
Tungusic
Tungusic language

Literary usage of Tulsa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Tulsa is known as "The Wonder City" and the oil capital of the world, ... A survey of Tulsa shows that it has a greatly diversified industrial activity, ..."

2. Public Utilities Reports by Henry Clifford Spurr, Ellsworth Nichols, Public Utilities Reports, inc (1920)
"pany's rails and other facilities except trolley wire on the approaches of the Arkansas river bridge between Tulsa and West Tulsa. ..."

3. Oil and Gas in the Mid-continent Fields by Luther Crocker Snider (1920)
"Tulsa DISTRICT. The Tulsa district includes the portion of Tulsa county north and east of Arkansas river and a small area in western Rogers county southeast ..."

4. Oil and Gas in the Mid-continent Fields by Luther Crocker Snider (1920)
"Tulsa DISTRICT. The Tulsa district includes the portion of Tulsa county north and east of Arkansas river and a small area in western Rogers county southeast ..."

5. Supplemental Digest of Decisions Under the Interstate Commerce Act by Herbert Confield Lust (1917)
"Class Rates from New Orleans to Tulsa: The first-class rates from New ... The class rates to Tulsa were blanketed westward to Oklahoma City and El Reno, ..."

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