English Explanatory Dictionary

Wichita

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
name
  1. Their Caddoan language, which is now extinct.
  2. A large city, the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; the largest city in Kansas.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪt͡ʃɪtɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Wichita.wav

Word forms

Wichita Wichitas

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Creek we-chate (“red water”), referring to We-chate hatchee (Red Water River, or Red River of the South).

Derived words

Wichita County Wichita Falls
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