Wichita

American  

[wich-i-taw] / ˈwɪtʃ ɪˌtɔ /

noun

plural

Wichitas

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.

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Wichita British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

He blossomed at Wichita State and by his junior year became one of the nation’s top MLB prospects.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were on their way back from Wichita, Kansas, which was hosting the 2025 US championships.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Lacey, who has American Airlines’ top status, now flies almost exclusively out of Wichita.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

“Netflix is already the world’s largest streaming distributor,” Usha Haley, professor of management at the Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

She flew home to Kansas and arrived by taxi on Saturday morning at her family’s plot at a graveyard in Wichita just as the funeral service began.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston