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

In June 2025, Willding registered a new entity in Wyoming called TX Fuels, LLC, listing the company’s address as Trump Jr.’s mansion in Jupiter, Florida.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Mayor Patrick Collins sees the boom as critical to keeping young people from fleeing Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Last September, Ríhanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, preparing to start her bartending shift, when she noticed a group of men across the street.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Led by geology professor Keith Koper, the team reexamined waveform data from the 1979 earthquake along with eight other suspected deep earthquakes that had occurred in northern Utah and southwestern Wyoming.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

It’s easy to tell when it’s winter in Wyoming.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner