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/wˈɪtʃətˌɔ/ Listen

Wichita

noun

A member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas.

The largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River.

The Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita.

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"Wichita" Quotes from Famous Books

... of six months was consumed in Moscoso's march towards the Rocky Mountains, but he failed to find Coronado, who at that time was camped near where Wichita, Kansas, is located; according to his historian, "at the junction of the St. Peter and St. Paul" (the Big and Little Arkansas?). That point was the place of separation between Coronado and a number of his followers; many returning to Mexico, while the undaunted ...

— The Old Santa Fe Trail - The Story of a Great Highway • Henry Inman

Words linked to "Wichita" : urban center, Caddoan language, Sunflower State, city, Caddoan, metropolis, Wichita Falls, Caddo, Kansas, KS