Wyoming

American  

[wahy-oh-ming] / waɪˈoʊ mɪŋ /

noun

1. a state in the northwestern United States. 97,914 sq. mi. (253,595 sq. km). Cheyenne. WY (for use with zip code), Wyo., Wy.

2. a city in western Michigan, near Grand Rapids.

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Wyoming British  

/ waɪˈəʊmɪŋ /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Wyo, Wy, WY. a state of the western US: consists largely of ranges of the Rockies in the west and north, with part of the Great Plains in the east and several regions of hot springs. Capital: Cheyenne. Pop: 501 242 (2003 est). Area: 253 597 sq km (97 914 sq miles)

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Wyoming Cultural  

1. State in the western United States bordered by Montana to the north, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Colorado and Utah to the south, and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Cheyenne, and its largest city is Casper.

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Other Word Forms

• Wyomingite
  noun

Example Sentences

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Wyoming

Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the legislation's leading Republican architects, said the final text incorporated more than 120 changes sought by Democrats.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

That has the potential to push future projects to states such as Indiana, West Virginia and Wyoming that have retained favorable tax regimes, industry executives and advisers say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

This restriction is impacting her upcoming Wyoming and Montana shows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Interstate 25 cut from south to north across Wyoming.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III