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.

Example Sentences

Rather than a relocation, it’s closer to the Chiefs’ plans to move from Kansas City, Mo. to Kansas City, Kan.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. manufacturing activity rose in March, with S&P Global’s PMI at 52.4 and the Kansas City Fed’s index doubling to 11.

From Barron's

In the NFL, which has a salary cap, either the Kansas City Chiefs or the New England Patriots has played in the AFC championship in each of the last 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times

No team from the bottom half of MLB’s markets has won the World Series since the Kansas City Royals in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal

Airports that use TSA’s Screening Partnership Program—which “allows private companies to conduct security screening,” and operate through “pre-funded federal contracts”—include San Francisco International Airport, Kansas City International Airport and smaller hubs.

From The Wall Street Journal