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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. |
State in the central United States bordered by Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita.
Note: In the 1850s, the state came to be known as “bleeding Kansas” because of the violence between hostile free-staters and pro-slavery settlers.
