Wyoming

(wī-ōˈmĭng)

1. Abbr. WY or Wyo. A state of the western United States. It was admitted as the 44th state in 1890. Acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), Wyoming became a ranching center after the Union Pacific Railroad was established (1868). Cheyenne is the capital and the largest city. Population: 523,000.
2. A city of west-central Michigan, a manufacturing suburb of Grand Rapids. Population: 70,200.