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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of north-central Texas near the Oklahoma border northwest of Fort Worth. It prospered after the discovery of oil in the area in the early 1900s.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border

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Examples

  • Another announcement came Tuesday, this one from a three-term Wichita Falls city council member who would like to serve Wichita County as a justice of the peace.

    Times Record News Stories 2009

  • Another announcement came Tuesday, this one from a three-term Wichita Falls city council member who would like to serve Wichita County as a justice of the peace.

    Times Record News Stories 2009

  • The city needs more businesses to call Wichita Falls home.

    Times Record News Stories 2009

  • "I'm proud to live in a state that has forward-thinking cities such as Wichita Falls," said

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Texas benefits when our cities, such as Wichita Falls, reach out and attract the attention of families and business owners by promoting their readily available workforce, their substantial community involvement, and their high quality of life. "

    Times Record News Stories 2009

  • Texas benefits when our cities, such as Wichita Falls, reach out and attract the attention of families and business owners by promoting their readily available workforce, their substantial community involvement, and their high quality of life. "

    Times Record News Stories 2009

  • In the US, parts of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona endured maximum temperatures of over 40C each day last week, with 43.9C recorded in Wichita Falls, Texas on Friday.

    Weatherwatch: global round-up 2011

  • MR: This is a more personal question than not, but who came up with that incredible title, As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls?

    Mike Ragogna: What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce Mike Ragogna 2011

  • MR: This is a more personal question than not, but who came up with that incredible title, As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls?

    Mike Ragogna: What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce Mike Ragogna 2011

  • At Wichita Falls we stopped for two hours of sleep in a motel.

    Road Show Wreckage Hal Holbrook 2011

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