wyoming
/waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
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Example Sentences
- "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."
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.'"
Word Breakdown
- Root: xwé:wamənk
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
- British English: /waɪˈəʊmɪŋ/