Wichita

[ wich-i-taw ]

noun

, plural Wich·i·tas

1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians, originally of Kansas but relocated in Oklahoma after the Civil War.
2. the Caddoan language of the Wichita.
3. a city in S Kansas, on the Arkansas River.

Wichita

/ ˈwɪtʃɪˌtɔː /

noun

1. a city in S Kansas, on the Arkansas River: the largest city in the state; two universities. Pop: 354 617 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The impetus behind tariffs is often to level the economic playing field, such as to avoid letting China subsidize production to create monopolies, said Usha Haley, professor of international business at Wichita State University.

From Salon

The organization has expanded and renovated its facilities across the state, including in Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas.

From Salon

What Wichita Falls does offer litigants of a certain ideological slant, however, is a one-judge federal court.

From Los Angeles Times

He went on to play the song Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell, a song Wright regularly used as background music for his show.

From BBC

In his 1956 book “Under the African Sun,” Jones tells of surviving a helicopter crash in a marketplace in In Salah, Algeria, the Wichita Eagle reported.

From Seattle Times