1870–75; < Hindi kās < Sanskrit kāśa; compare Pali, Prakrit kāsa
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In 1453, under Mohammed the Conqueror, the Osmanlis took Constantinople and overran the Bal kans.
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When the tractors successfully cleared a 7,000-acre tract of kans, the Indian government swung a $10 million loan from the World Bank, bought 240 more U.S. tractors, equipped them with specially designed root-cutting plows.
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By plowing under the tough kans grass that has overrun millions of acres, the tractors will bring land back into cultivation.
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For centuries, India's ryots turned their bullock-drawn, wooden plows against the kans roots, to no avail.
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The goose is, in Sanskrit hansa, in Latin anser, in Old German kans, in Greek χήν.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
Eileen, who’s from Wichita, Kans., lived for a time in Los Angeles, when her teenage daughter wished to study with the best classical violin teacher in the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Lanexa, Kans., in the southwestern suburbs of Kansas City, tallied 11 inches of snow, with 10 inches in places like Bonner Springs, Williamstown, Eudora and Lawrence.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
Tracy Claeys spent his year of unemployment back in his hometown of Clay Center, Kans., accompanying his mother to yard sales, fishing in the river and spending quality time with his family.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2018
Earhart was born in Atchison, Kans., on July 24, 1897.
From Time ● Jun. 30, 2017
Kans., a $25 5x8 printing press and outfit, for a rubber-tired bicycle.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James
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