Wichita
Americannoun
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Wichitas
plural
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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.
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A man in Wichita Falls, Texas, just across the state line, said that he’d sold a Kawasaki Ninja sport bike to Oxford and Walters after the robbery; they’d paid $3,200 in $100 bills.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Wichita, Kan.: White Castle standardized the production of the 5-cent burger, establishing the business model for the modern global franchise and redefining the American diet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The first Pizza Hut restaurant opened in 1958 in Wichita, Kan., and after 1980 its pan pizza carried the chain to nationwide popularity.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Pizza Hut was founded in 1958, the brainchild of two brothers in Wichita, Kansas.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
It was in place long before she came to Grosse Pointe from Wichita, where her father works as a butcher.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
I packed up my spartan encampment and made one last stop at Lost Lake, the first reservoir constructed in the Wichitas, where I stretched my restless legs along the meandering Kite Trail.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
God bless the ancient Wichitas, rising like bare knuckles from the dirt.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
The cultural history includes an overview of native peoples nationwide along with the four Indian tribes who once lived on what is now park property - the Kiowas, Wichitas, Cheyennes and Comanches.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2014
Wichitas and other affiliated bands of Keechies, Wacoes, Towoccaroes, Caddoes, Ionies, and Delawares, number 1,250, divided approximately as follows: Wichitas, 299; Keechies, 126; Wacoes, 140; Towoccaroes, 127; Caddoes, 392; Ionies, 85; Delawares, 81.
From The Indian Question (1874) by Francis Amasa Walker
When the Wichitas heard this they all made a sound, Ah-h-h-h! for they were surprised at his bravery.
From Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people by George Bird Grinnell
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