Wyoming

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UK/waɪˈəʊmɪŋ/US/waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/

proper noun

A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.

OriginMunsee xwé:wamənk →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.

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  2. A number of other places in the United States:
    1. A town in Kent County, Delaware; a suburb of Dover.
    2. A city in Stark County, Illinois; a suburb of Peoria.
    3. A small city in Jones County, Iowa; a suburb of Cedar Rapids.
    4. A ghost town in Bath County, Kentucky.
    5. A neighborhood in the city of Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. A sizable city in Kent County, Michigan; a suburb of Grand Rapids.
    7. A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
    8. An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska.
    9. A village in the town of Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York.
    10. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
    11. A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
    12. A village and census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island.
    13. An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
    14. A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
    15. A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
  3. A suburb of the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A former village in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, now part of the town of Plympton-Wyoming.

Origin

  1. Munseexwé:wamənk
  2. EnglishWyoming

The state is named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, which derives its name from Munsee xwé:wamənk (literally “at the big river flat”). The village of Wyoming, Plympton Township, Ontario, Canada may have a different origin: "...to the Chippewas, the 'oat planters' were known as moonooming. The white settlers took this to sound like 'Wyoming.'"

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Translations

Arabic وَايُومِنْغ
  • وَايُومِنْغ (wayūminḡ)US state
Bulgarian Уайо́минг
  • Уайо́минг (Uajóming)US state
Chinese Mandarin 懷俄明 /怀俄明
  • 懷俄明 /怀俄明 (Huái'émíng)US state
Czech Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Danish Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Esperanto Vajomingo
  • VajomingoUS state
Finnish Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
French Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
German Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Greek Ουαϊόμινγκ
  • Ουαϊόμινγκ (Ouaïómingk)US state
Hebrew ויומינג
  • ויומינג (vā-yoming)US state
Hindi वायोमिंग
  • वायोमिंग (vāyomiṅg)US state
Indonesian Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Italian Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Japanese ワイオミング, ワイオミング州
  • ワイオミング (Waiomingu)US state
  • ワイオミング州 (Waiomingu-shū)US state
Korean 와이오밍
  • 와이오밍 (Waioming)US state
Latvian Vaiominga
  • VaiomingaUS state
Lithuanian Vajomingas
  • VajomingasUS state
Persian وایومینگ
  • وایومینگUS state
Polish Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Portuguese Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Russian Вайо́минг
  • Вайо́минг (Vajóming)US state
Slovak Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Spanish Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Thai ไวโอมิง
  • ไวโอมิง (wai-oo-mîng)US state
Turkish Wyoming
  • WyomingUS state
Ukrainian Вайо́мінг, Вайо́мінґ
  • Вайо́мінг (Vajóminh)US state
  • Вайо́мінґ (Vajóming)US state
Urdu وائیومنگ
  • وائیومنگ (vāiyomiṅg)US state
Yiddish ווײַאָמינג
  • ווײַאָמינג (vayoming)US state

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Wyoming

roaminghomingcombinggloamingcoamingchroming
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Cite this entry
APA

Wyoming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wyoming

MLA

“Wyoming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wyoming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wyoming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wyoming.

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