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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.


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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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

Seven years earlier, Wichita State entered without a loss and Torvik had them at No. 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

“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

Afterward, Nancy and Jerry stayed on in Wichita for a few days to help Nancy’s father get to the hospital for his cancer treatments.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston