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Kansas
[ kan-zuhs ]
noun
- a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). : Topeka. : KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas.
- a river in northeastern Kansas, flowing east to the Missouri River. 169 miles (270 km) long.
Kansas
/ ˈkænzəs /
noun
- a state of the central US: consists of undulating prairie, drained chiefly by the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Topeka. Pop: 2 723 507 (2003 est). Area: 213 096 sq km (82 277 sq miles) AbbreviationKanKanswith zip codeKS
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Notes
In the 1850s, the state came to be known as “bleeding Kansas” because of the violence between hostile free-staters and pro-slavery settlers.
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