Kansas City

American  

[kan-zuhs sit-ee] / ˈkæn zəs ˈsɪt i /

noun

1. a city in western Missouri, the largest city in the state, situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and contiguous to Kansas City, Kansas.

2. a city in northeastern Kansas, contiguous to and named after Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas City British  

noun

1. a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers: important centre of livestock and meat-packing industry. Pop: 442 768 (2003 est)

2. a city in NE Kansas, adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Pop: 145 757 (2003 est)

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Kansas City Cultural  

1. Two adjacent cities of the same name, one in northeastern Kansas, the other in northwestern Missouri, located at the junction of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.

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A commercial, industrial, and cultural center, Kansas City was the starting point for many western expeditions.

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As the losses pile up, urgency is giving way to exasperation for a team with an especially challenging schedule of upcoming opponents: at Seattle, Denver, at Kansas City, at Rams, Houston, at Baltimore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

This week, he said McDuffie had been the “best-kept secret” in Kansas City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Kansas City Chiefs gave another ominous sign that they were back in business with a 33-30 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Kansas City Chiefs were back doing what they do best but the Baltimore Ravens were surprisingly beaten, while two games were settled in overtime and one decided with just nine seconds on the clock.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Nor did Beverly, the child next in age to Eveanna, any longer reside at River Valley Farm; she was in Kansas City, Kansas, studying to be a nurse.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote