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• plural of Kansa.

Kansas

American  

[kan-zuhs] / ˈkæn zəs /

noun

1. 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.

2. a river in northeastern Kansas, flowing east to the Missouri River. 169 miles (270 km) long.

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Kansas British  

/ ˈkænzəs /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Kan.   Kans.   KS.  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)

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Kansas Cultural  

1. 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.

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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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St. Louis was the second-largest city in Missouri as of 2025, behind Kansas City, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

But his first series against the Kansas City Chiefs — which came against many defensive starters — went three and out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He confirms media reports that leaders from Arizona State, Johns Hopkins, the University of Kansas and Washington University in St. Louis helped draft Ms. McMahon’s call to action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The company is investing $725 million to expand generator production at an Indiana plant and it converted another plant in Kansas to produce turbine engines popular with data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Van Brunt, arriving from Kansas City, joined them there.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson