Wichita
Americannoun
plural
Wichitas-
a member of a tribe of North American Indians, originally of Kansas but relocated in Oklahoma after the Civil War.
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the Caddoan language of the Wichita.
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a city in S Kansas, on the Arkansas River.
noun
Example Sentences
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He blossomed at Wichita State and by his junior year became one of the nation’s top MLB prospects.
From Los Angeles Times
And then Denver, then Wichita, and then Chicago and then Columbus and on and on.
From Literature
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The competition is held each August in Wichita Falls, Texas, where the air temperature typically exceeds 100 degrees.
Seven years earlier, Wichita State entered without a loss and Torvik had them at No. 14.
Jason Lacey, a corporate attorney in Wichita, Kan., used to drive more than three hours to and from Kansas City International Airport when his children were younger for the nonstop flights.
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