Wyoming

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Wyoming

/waɪˈəʊmɪŋ/ UK
/waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊmɪŋ

Where it comes from

The state is named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, which derives its name from Munsee xwé:wamənk (literally “at the big river flat”).

The village of Wyoming, Plympton Township, Ontario, Canada may have a different origin: "...to the Chippewas, the 'oat planters' were known as moonooming. The white settlers took this to sound like 'Wyoming.'"

proper noun

A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne. In Wyoming, a GOP state senator forwarded an FGA draft bill to Secretary of State Chuck Gray that would prohibit sending out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms.
A town in Kent County, Delaware; a suburb of Dover.
A city in Stark County, Illinois; a suburb of Peoria.
A small city in Jones County, Iowa; a suburb of Cedar Rapids.
A ghost town in Bath County, Kentucky.
A neighborhood in the city of Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
A sizable city in Kent County, Michigan; a suburb of Grand Rapids.
A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska.
A village in the town of Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York.
A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
A village and census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island.
An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
A suburb of the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia.
A former village in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, now part of the town of Plympton-Wyoming.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: equality state, idaho, wyo., cowboy state, cheyenne, west virginia, oklahoma, montana, chugwater, laramie county, wyatt, worland, utah, new york, johnson county, cheyenne wells

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Every language

name US state

Español	Wyoming
한국어	와이오밍 Waioming
日本語	ワイオミング Waiomingu, ワイオミング州 Waiomingu-shū
中文	懷俄明 /怀俄明 Huái'émíng
हिन्दी	वायोमिंग vāyomiṅg
Português	Wyoming
Français	Wyoming
Deutsch	Wyoming
Italiano	Wyoming
Ελληνικά	Ουαϊόμινγκ Ouaïómingk
Русский	Вайо́минг Vajóming
العربية	وَايُومِنْغ wayūminḡ
עברית	ויומינג vā-yoming

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"Wyoming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wyoming. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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Chicago

"Wyoming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wyoming.

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@misc{wyoming_2026,
  title = {Wyoming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wyoming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}