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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.


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.


Other Word Forms

  • Wyomingite noun

Example Sentences

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He is required to surrender his passport, and will be allowed limited travel to Arizona and Wyoming, where the Abattis own property.

From Los Angeles Times

As the new year begins, novelists send characters to great heights in Tibet and Wyoming, to the great depths of the 19th century Atlantic and back in time, to early 20th century Pakistan.

From Los Angeles Times

Resolutions also struck down Bureau of Land Management resource management plans for parts of North Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska and Montana.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s been watching what he’s called a “property tax revolt” and noted other 2026 efforts to end property taxes in Wyoming, Michigan and Ohio.

From MarketWatch

South Dakota is one of a handful of states, including Nevada, Wyoming and Alaska, that have no income tax and allow people who set up trusts to also be a beneficiary of them.

From The Wall Street Journal