Wy·o·ming
Wyoming
- pronunciation:
- waI
o
mIng
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a northwestern U.S. state between Montana and Colorado. (abbr.: WY)
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| derivation: |
Wyomingite (n.) |
Wyoming is the English version of
mache-weaming, an Algonquin word that means "place of the big flats." When the Territory of Wyoming was created in 1868, it was named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania.