- a variation of Wyandot.
Wyandotte
Americannoun
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Wyandottes,
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Wyandotte
plural
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a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
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one of an American breed of chickens, raised for meat and eggs.
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Wyandotte
C19: from Wyandot, a N American Indian people
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“I don’t date Wyandotte County guys,” she said, adding, “My mother would kill me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The Chiefs said in a statement the team will relocate to Wyandotte County, just west of Kansas City, where a new $3 billion stadium is being built in time for the 2031 season.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Ali Mahfouz, the owner of Yogurt Co. in Wyandotte, Mich., jumped on the Dubai chocolate trend last October and business has been booming.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2025
Mr. Kemppainen was booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center following the incident before he posted a $125,000 bond.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
He removed to Wyandotte, Kansas, became interested in numerous financial ventures and was known as the wealthiest of the Indians.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Carrie de Voe
Two centuries after the Methodists first encountered the Wyandottes, the church plans to return the historical site to the tribe on Saturday.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
Stewart met the Wyandottes at an important time for the tribe.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
Although the Methodists’ interactions with the Wyandottes were largely positive, Kemper said giving back the property is partly an act of repentance for times when Methodists mistreated Native Americans — sometimes badly.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
Oklahoma prohibits Las Vegas--style casinos, and that is why the Wyandottes want a satellite reservation in Kansas, which does permit big-time gaming.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Wyandottes, of which people he now considered himself one, occupied territory in what is now the north-central portion of Ohio.
From Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield by John Goss
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