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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

wichita

/ˈwɪtʃəˌtɔ/

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What does wichita mean?

noun

  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.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈwɪtʃəˌtɔ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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One that pleased her vastly was printed in the Wichita Eagle, whose editor, Mr. Murdock, had been almost her bitterest opponent.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354
I had resolved that at the first opportunity I would go to Wichita and break up some of the bold outlawed murder mills there.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
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At the time of report he had succeeded in obtaining damages in Wichita, Kansas, for a supposed fracture.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747