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

This restriction is impacting her upcoming Wyoming and Montana shows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Cody, Wyo.-based nonprofit By Western Hands is working with the University of Wyoming to train young leather workers and silversmiths and preserve other traditional crafts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

But in a highly anticipated speech at the Jackson Hole symposium of central bankers and economists in Wyoming, he left traders with few doubts that he was ready to increase borrowing costs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Out of the air Lenny's voice boomed, "Wye oh wye did I ever leave Wyoming?"

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath