Wichita
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4.2
- proper noun
- /ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/
- I have always wanted to visit Wichita, the largest city in Kansas.
- Wichita, Kansas
- Wichita, KS
- City of Wichita
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Watch on YouTubeWe went and did some shows out there, Wichita, Omaha and Denver.
- We went and did some shows out there, Wichita, Omaha and Denver.
- Hey Theo, my name is Tony from Wichita, KS.
- My name is Houston, I'm from Omaha, NE Omaha and Wichita is where Barry Sanders is from.
- It's outside of Wichita, which means there's nothing there but groundhogs, right?
Examples
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You know Randy, once I was a young columnist for the Wichita Star, then I got bumped from my feature column by this hot-shot named Walter Winchell.
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It was a diner in Wichita my mom used to take me to.
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I grew up in Wichita, Kansas.
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You should be in Wichita, Kansas, Bill.
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That is a question straight out of Wichita, Kansas.
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It's 2:00 A.M., I'm driving the streets of Wichita, Kansas, thinking these things.
Fiction book (1993) -
Do you know what time thebus leaves for Wichita?
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He just had a big move from Wichita to Kansas City.
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Hey Theo, my name is Tony from Wichita, KS.
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Progress on the actual cleanup of the Gilbert-Mosley site in Wichita has been slower than expected.
Academic text (1999)
Compounds
A Native American language once spoken by the Wichita people in the central United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wichita is the name of the city in southern Kansas and it comes from the name of the Native American people, the Wichita, who lived along the Arkansas River. That's why the city is called Wichita — it was named for the people who lived there.