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___MASK21___ ( Cherokee : " Asgaya gigageyi " /   ; or transliterated from English as  (" òàlàhoma "), Pawnee : " Uukuhuúwa ", Cayuga : " Gahnawiyogeh ") is a state located in the South Central United States . ___MASK21___ is the 20th - most extensive and the 28th - most populous of the 50 United States . The state ' s name is derived from the Choctaw words " okla " and " humma ", meaning " red people ". It is also known informally by its nickname , " The Sooner State ", in reference to the non - Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land before the official opening date , and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 , which opened the door for white settlement in America ' s Indian Territory . The name was settled upon statehood , ___MASK21___ Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name . On November 16 , 1907 , ___MASK21___ became the 46th state to enter the union . Its residents are known as " Oklahomans ", or informally " Okies ", and its capital and largest city is ___MASK21___ City . A school ___MASK16___ is a form ___MASK75___ special - purpose ___MASK16___ which serves to operate local public primary and secondary schools , for formal academic or scholastic teaching , in various nations . ___MASK74___ Public Schools is an independent school ___MASK16___ serving the ___MASK74___ , ___MASK21___ area in Northeastern ___MASK21___ . It is the 2nd largest school ___MASK16___ in ___MASK21___ . As of 2010 the ___MASK16___ serves approximately 41 , 224 students , up slightly from 41 , 200 students from Kindergarten through Twelfth grade in 2006 . It is governed by an elected school board . Memorial High School is one ___MASK75___ eleven high schools in Tulsa Public Schools . The school also encompasses an engineering academy . Memorial includes fine arts offerings and offers several Advanced Placement Program courses . The school offers several foreign language classes ( Spanish , Latin , and French ) . Memorial Stadium is also where FC Tulsa plays its games .