Kansas

/ˈkænzəs/
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Other forms: Kansases

Definitions of Kansas
  1. noun
    a state in midwestern United States
    synonyms: KS, Sunflower State
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    American state
    one of the 50 states of the United States
  2. noun
    a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
    synonyms: Kansas River, Kaw River
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    river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
  3. noun
    a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
    synonyms: Kansa
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    type of:
    Dhegiha
    any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
  4. noun
    the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
    synonyms: Kansa
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    type of:
    Dhegiha
    a branch of the Siouan languages
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