Definition

Proper noun A major city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, situated on the Arkansas River. It was historically famous as the global center of the petroleum industry and remains significantly engaged in oil and gas operations.

Usage

Tulsa is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this city. It functions as the subject or object of a sentence, or as part of a prepositional phrase describing location.

Examples

• As a subject: has many beautiful art deco buildings.
• As an object: They moved to last year.
• Showing location: The conference will be held in .

Advanced Usage

• "Greater Tulsa": Refers to the metropolitan area including the city and its surrounding suburbs.
• "Tulsa area": Denotes the city and its immediate region.

Variants and Related Words

• Tulsan (noun): A native or resident of Tulsa.
  • She is a proud Tulsan.

Synonyms

• City (in this specific context, as a general category).
• Municipality (in this specific context, as a general category).

Note: As a unique proper noun, there are no true synonyms for the specific name "Tulsa." The terms above are only synonyms for the general category it belongs to.

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