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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Glassdoor and Redfin’s report, which broke out metro areas by population size, ranked New Orleans, Palm Bay, Fla., and Wichita, Kan., as the top midsize metro areas for new grads.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Alec Bohm grew up in Omaha and starred at Wichita State before the Philadelphia Phillies made him the third overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The competition is held each August in Wichita Falls, Texas, where the air temperature typically exceeds 100 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were on their way back from Wichita, Kansas, which was hosting the 2025 US championships.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
The son of a career Air Force officer, Beck had spent his childhood shuttling from one military base to another before landing in Wichita Falls to attend college.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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