Wichita ( ) may refer to:
People
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Wichita people
The Wichita people or Kitikiti'sh are a confederation of Southern Plains Native American tribes. Historically they spoke the Wichita language and Kichai language, both Caddoan languages. They are indigenous to Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.
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, a Native American tribe
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Wichita language
Wichita is an extinct Caddoan language once spoken in Oklahoma by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. The last fluent heritage speaker, Doris Lamar-McLemore, died in 2016, although in 2007 there were three first-language speakers alive.Rood, 2008 ...
, the language of the tribe
Places in the United States
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Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had ...
, a city
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Wichita County, Kansas
Wichita County (standard abbreviation: WH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,152. Its county seat is Leoti.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the Great Plains of Nor ...
, a county in western Kansas (city of Wichita is located in Sedgwick County)
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Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita counties. Accordin ...
, a city
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Wichita County, Texas
Wichita County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. The county seat is Wichita Falls. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. Wichita County is part of the Wichita ...
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Wichita Mountains
The Wichita Mountains are located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the principal relief system in the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, being the result of a failed continental rift. The mountains are a northwest-southea ...
In the military
*, a heavy cruiser class of the US Navy
**, the only ship of the class; active in World War II
*, a class of US Navy oilers from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s
**, the lead ship of the class; in service from 1969 to 1993
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Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita
The Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita was an American World War II trainer built for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) by Beechcraft. It was used to train pilots for multi-engined aircraft such as bombers.
Development
Beechcraft began design ...
, a World War II trainer airplane for the United States Army Air Forces
In entertainment
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''Wichita'' (1955 film), a 1955 American Western movie directed by Jacques Tourneur
*''Wichita'', early title of a proposed movie, eventually made as ''
Knight and Day
''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 American satirical action comedy film directed by James Mangold and starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The film was the second on-screen collaboration of Cruise and Diaz, following the 2001 film ''Vanilla Sky''. ...
'' starring Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise
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Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Ye ...
, a London-based independent record label
See also
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Ouachita (disambiguation) Ouachita may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Ouachita, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Ouachita City, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
* The Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas and Oklahoma
* The Ouachita orogeny, the geologic ev ...
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Washita (disambiguation) Washita may refer to
* Washita River
* Washita County, Oklahoma
* Washita, Arkansas, Montgomery County, Arkansas
* Washita, Oklahoma, Caddo County, Oklahoma
* Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
* Washita National Wildlife Refuge, Custer Cou ...
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