Main Entry:

Oman

Pronunciation:

\ō-ˈmän, -ˈman\

Variant(s):

or formerly Muscat and Oman

Function:

geographical name

country SW Asia in SE Arabia bordering on Arabian Sea; a sultanate ∗ Muscat area 82,000 square miles (213,200 square kilometers), population 2,477,687

— Omani \ō-ˈmä-nē, -ˈma-\ adjective or noun