Wichita

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/ˈwɪt͡ʃɪtɔː/

noun

A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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OriginCreek we-chate →
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Meanings

nounWichita (plural Wichitas or Wichita)

plural Wichitas

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
proper noun
  1. Their Caddoan language, which is now extinct.
  2. A large city, the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; the largest city in Kansas.

    Future speeding on swift wheels / straight to the heart of Wichita!

    1966, Allen Ginsberg, Wichita Vortex Sutra
    1 more example

    I'm half sick on the drinks you mixed / Through your / True dreams / Of Wichita

    1994, “True Dreams of Wichita”, in Ruby Vroom, performed by Soul Coughing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita

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Wichita language
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CaddoCaddoanCaddoan language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Creekwe-chate“red water”
  2. EnglishWichita

Uncertain. Probably from Creek we-chate (“red water”), referring to We-chate hatchee (Red Water River, or Red River of the South).

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Translations

Hindi विचिटा
  • विचिटा (viciṭā)Native American tribesmember
Cite this entry
APA

Wichita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wichita

MLA

“Wichita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wichita. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wichita,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wichita.

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