Wyomissing

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/waɪəˈmɪsɪŋ/

proper noun

A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

    All this fervor may seem totally out of touch. No matter how beloved she is, can a pop star from a Christmas tree farm in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, really decide the 2024 presidential elections?

    2024 February 8, Carter Sherman, “Could Taylor Swift really swing the 2024 presidential election?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2024

Origin

Said to be from an Unami term meaning “peaceful/long fish/pike”.

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APA

Wyomissing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wyomissing

MLA

“Wyomissing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wyomissing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wyomissing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wyomissing.

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