Wichita

[ wich-i-taw ]

noun

, plural Wich·i·tas

1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians, originally of Kansas but relocated in Oklahoma after the Civil War.
2. the Caddoan language of the Wichita.
3. a city in S Kansas, on the Arkansas River.

Wichita

/ ˈwɪtʃɪˌtɔː /

noun

1. a city in S Kansas, on the Arkansas River: the largest city in the state; two universities. Pop: 354 617 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Parts of the southern Plains, including San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Oklahoma City and Wichita — which have endured a historically hot summer — are also under advisories.

From Washington Post

Charles Koch isn’t one to call anyone stupid, but he can spot a winning slidedeck when it comes across his desk in Wichita, Kansas.

From Time

Stocker raised $1500 to buy, decorate and stock a fridge with free food in downtown Wichita, inspired by watching protests for racial justice in the summer of 2020.

From Time

A Wichita Falls police report doesn’t indicate the make and model of the machine or whether it was equipped with a CO sensor or a low-emissions engine.

From ProPublica

Some kid from Wichita is just returning fire in Zabul province at some Afghans.

From Outside Online

Dredging up the Wichita Massacre puts the two justices who were part of the 6-to-1 majority ruling in the spotlight.

From The Daily Beast

The last Democratic senator the state sent to Washington was George McGill, a lawyer from Wichita who served from 1930 to 1939.

From The Daily Beast

Oh, Republicans invoked her “ties” to a Wichita doctor who performed abortions.

From The Daily Beast

If Kentucky gets by Kansas State, I think Wichita Sate can get bounced in the second round.

From The Daily Beast

Root for Florida, Arizona, Michigan State, Wichita State, Iowa State, or Louisville.

From The Daily Beast

Thence its course is almost south; Wichita, Sedgwick County, is at its mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

I went away to Europe and on my return I again visited the jail in Wichita to hold a service.

From Project Gutenberg

Archie Glenn, now conspicuous in building up the University at Wichita.

From Project Gutenberg

An important type is the Wichita grass hut, circular dome-shaped with conical top.

From Project Gutenberg

Wichita, a commercial centre of southern Kansas, is 200 odd miles southwest of Kansas City.

From Project Gutenberg