What does "wyoming" mean?
A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.
Wyoming
/waɪˈəʊmɪŋ/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.
- Grammar: wyoming is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: cowboy state, equality state, family name, frontier.
- Useful contrasts: first name, given name, nonlocal.
- Usage evidence: Cheyenne is the most populous city in Wyoming with a population of almost 92,000 people.
How to use "wyoming"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.
"In Wyoming, a GOP state senator forwarded an FGA draft bill to Secretary of State Chuck Gray that would prohibit sending out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms."
- 2 A number of other places in the United States:; A town in Kent County, Delaware; a suburb of Dover.
- 3 A number of other places in the United States:; A city in Stark County, Illinois; a suburb of Peoria.
- 4 A number of other places in the United States:; A small city in Jones County, Iowa; a suburb of Cedar Rapids.
- 5 A number of other places in the United States:; A ghost town in Bath County, Kentucky.
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- 6 A number of other places in the United States:; A neighborhood in the city of Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- 7 A number of other places in the United States:; A sizable city in Kent County, Michigan; a suburb of Grand Rapids.
- 8 A number of other places in the United States:; A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
- 9 A number of other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska.
- 10 A number of other places in the United States:; A village in Wyoming County, New York.
- 11 A number of other places in the United States:; A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 12 A number of other places in the United States:; A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
- 13 A number of other places in the United States:; A village and census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island.
- 14 A number of other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
- 15 A number of other places in the United States:; A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
- 16 A number of other places in the United States:; A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- 17 A suburb of the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia.
- 18 A former village in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, now part of the town of Plympton-Wyoming.
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Example
"Cheyenne is the most populous city in Wyoming with a population of almost 92,000 people."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "wyoming"?
Common synonyms include: cowboy state, equality state, family name, frontier, frontier state, last name.
How do you use "wyoming" in a sentence?
Cheyenne is the most populous city in Wyoming with a population of almost 92,000 people.
How do you pronounce "wyoming"?
Pronounced /waɪˈəʊmɪŋ/.
Etymology
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.'"