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| 1. | a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 2,363,208. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). Capital: Topeka. Abbreviation: KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas. |
| 2. | a river in NE Kansas, flowing E to the Missouri River. 169 mi. (270 km) long. |
[kan-zuh, -suh] ) -sa for 1. | 1. | a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma. |
| 2. | the Siouan language of the Kansa. |
[kahn-suh] | a tyrannical king killed by Krishna. |
| Kan·sa (kān'zə, -sə) n. pl. Kansa or Kan·sas In all senses also called Kaw.
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| Kan·sas 1 (kān'zəz, -səz) n. A plural of Kansa. |
| Kan·sas 2 (kān'zəs) A state of the central United States. It was admitted as the 34th state in 1861. Organized as a territory by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, it became a virtual battleground, known as Bleeding Kansas, for free and slave factions (1854-1859). Kansas was finally admitted as a free state. Topeka is the capital and Wichita the largest city. Population: 2,780,000. |