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English
Etymology
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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Noun
Wichita (plural Wichitas or Wichita)
- A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Wichita
- Their Caddoan language, which is now extinct.
- A large city, the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; the largest city in Kansas.
1994, “True Dreams of Wichita”, in Ruby Vroom, performed by Soul Coughing:I'm half sick on the drinks you mixed / Through your / True dreams / Of Wichita
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