Wyomingite

a state in the nw united states. 97,914 sq. mi. (253,595 sq. km).
capital: cheyenne.
abbreviation: wy (for use with zip code), wyo., wy.
a city in w michigan, near grand rapids.
historical examples

creative chemistry edwin e. slosson

noun
a native or inhabitant of wyoming
noun
a state of the western us: consists largely of ranges of the rockies in the west and north, with part of the great plains in the east and several regions of hot springs. capital: cheyenne. pop: 501 242 (2003 est). area: 253 597 sq km (97 914 sq miles) abbreviation wyo, wy, (with zip code) wy

on susquehanna’s side, fair wyoming!
although the wild-flower on thy ruin’d wall,
and roofless homes, a sad remembrance bring,
of what thy gentle people did befall;
yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all
that see the atlantic wave their morn restore.
sweet land! may i thy lost delights recall,
and paint thy gertrude in her bowers of yore,
whose beauty was the love of pennsylvania’s sh-r-!
[campbell, “gertrude of wyoming,” 1809]

on the same day there was debate in the senate over the name for the new territory. territories often keep their names when they become states, so we may be glad that “cheyenne,” to be pr-nounced “shy-en,” was not adopted. “lincoln” was rejected for an obvious and, no doubt, sound reason. apparently, n-body had a better name to offer, though there must be plenty of indian words that could properly be used, and, for the present, the insignificant “wyoming” is retained. [“the nation,” june 11, 1868]