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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)


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Dredging up the Wichita Massacre puts the two justices who were part of the 6-to-1 majority ruling in the spotlight.

The last Democratic senator the state sent to Washington was George McGill, a lawyer from Wichita who served from 1930 to 1939.

Oh, Republicans invoked her “ties” to a Wichita doctor who performed abortions.

If Kentucky gets by Kansas State, I think Wichita Sate can get bounced in the second round.

Root for Florida, Arizona, Michigan State, Wichita State, Iowa State, or Louisville.

Thence its course is almost south; Wichita, Sedgwick County, is at its mouth.

I went away to Europe and on my return I again visited the jail in Wichita to hold a service.

Archie Glenn, now conspicuous in building up the University at Wichita.

An important type is the Wichita grass hut, circular dome-shaped with conical top.

Wichita, a commercial centre of southern Kansas, is 200 odd miles southwest of Kansas City.

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