wampumSmall cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.
WampumgateA 1995 controversy around the rejection of a casino project proposed by three impoverished Chippewa tribes.
wampumpeagSynonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”).
WanapumA member of a tribe of Native Americans who formerly lived along the Columbia River, from above Priest Rapids down to the mouth of the Snake River, in what is now the state of Washington.
WanaqueA river in New Jersey, United States, a tributary of the Pequannock.
WanchoA member of a Tibeto-Burmese indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the Patkai hills of Longding district in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
wandA hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
wanderstarA wandering star or other similar heavenly body; a comet; meteor; planet.
wanderwordSynonym of Wanderwort (“a loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices”).
wanderwortA loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices.
WandsbekA borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany.
wandsmanA verger, especially one of the volunteer ushers at St Paul's Cathedral.
WandsworthA locality in the Armidale council area and the Inverell council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
wandworkThe use of a wand (or sometimes a similar instrument or tool, even an extended finger) in practicing magic, casting spells, or performing a mystical or religious ritual or ceremony (e.g. drawing symbols such as pentagrams in the air, as in Wicca).
WanetsiAn Iranian language spoken in Northern Balochistan; some linguists consider it a distinct dialect of Pashto while others regarded it a separate language closely related to the Pamir languages.
WanetteA town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
waneyA sharp or unevenly sawn board, cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.
WangalA barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
wanganA boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.
WangandaryA town in the Rural City of Wangaratta, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
WanganellaA locality in the Edward River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
WanganuiA city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
WangaraA diaspora community of ethnic Soninke origin who served as specialized long-distance merchants throughout West Africa, particularly in trans-Saharan trade.
WangarabellA locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
WangarattaA city in north-east Victoria, Australia.
wangateurOne who uses a wanga (magic spell or charm).
WangkatjungaAn alternate name for Martu Wangka (a Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in central Australia; formed from the intermingling of dialects of the Western Desert language group in the region of Jigalong, Western Australia).