Wichita
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Wichita
- /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪtɔː/
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Probably from Creek we-chate (“red water”), referring to We-chate hatchee (Red Water River, or Red River of the South).
noun Wichitas · Wichita
- A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
proper noun
- Their Caddoan language, which is now extinct.
- A large city, the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; the largest city in Kansas. Future speeding on swift wheels / straight to the heart of Wichita!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: falls, kiowa, waco, comanche, tonkawa, kansa, kioway, arapaho, oklahannali, chickasaw, wyandotte, omaha, kiowan, plains apache, etzanoa, ouachita
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noun Native American tribesmember
| हिन्दी | विचिटा viciṭā |
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Talk about this word "Wichita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wichita. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Wichita. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wichita "Wichita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wichita.Cite this
@misc{wichita_2026,
title = {Wichita},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wichita},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
