Definition of kansas Kansas

/kæˈnzʌs/ - [kanzus] - Kan•sas

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Noun

kansas - a state in midwestern United States
  Sunflower State, KS
  the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America
  middle west, midwest, midwestern united states the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
  chisholm trail a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
  dodge city a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
  abilene a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
  hays a town in central Kansas
  kansas city a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
  lawrence a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
  salina a town in central Kansas
  capital of kansas, topeka the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river
  wichita the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita
  arkansas river, arkansas a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
  kansas river, kaw river, kansas a state in midwestern United States
  neosho, neosho river a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
kansas - a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
  Kansas River, Kaw River
kansas - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
  Kansa, Kansas
kansas - a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
  Kansa, Kansas
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • kansas (n. pl.)
    A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • kansas
    The 34th state of the United States of America, located in the central US.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • kansas
    One of the States of the United States, the thirty-fourth in order of admission. It lies between 37° and 40° N. lat., and between 25th meridian of long. and the western boundary of the State of Missouri, and is, geographically, the central State of the Union. It was organized as a Territory in 1854, and admitted into the Union January 29, 1861; and though it remained loyal during the civil war, yet many of its inhabitants took the field for the Confederate cause.

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  • Kansas is one of the states in United States of America. Its capital is Topeka and its biggest city is Wichita.

    Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south, and Colorado on the west. It is located equidistant (the same distance) from the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

    As of 2005, Kansas has an estimated population (people living in it) of 2,744,687, which is 55,863, or 2.1%, more than it had in 2000.

    It is about twice as wide (west to east) as it is tall (north to south).
  • band
    Kansas is a rock band. They formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1970. They are best known for songs including "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in The Wind".

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  • kansas, noun, plural of kansa.

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