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Every State With a Native American Name
October 10, 2019 4:16 pm
Last Updated: November 25, 2020 3:30 pm
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26. Wyoming
Wyoming comes from the Lenape word mecheweami-ing, which means “on the big plains.” But the Lenape lived in Pennsylvania and used the term to refer to their home valley. It seems white settlers appropriated the name when they came west.
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