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kans

1 American  
[kahns] / kɑns /

noun

  1. an Indian grass of the genus Saccharum, used in some areas for fodder, thatching, etc., and being in other areas a troublesome weed.

Kans. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Kansas.

Etymology

Origin of kans

1870–75; < Hindi kās < Sanskrit kāśa; compare Pali, Prakrit kāsa

Example Sentences

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In 1453, under Mohammed the Conqueror, the Osmanlis took Constantinople and overran the Bal kans.

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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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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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Ook Cavite was door Juan de Silva te goed versterkt, om dit met eenige kans op succes te kunnen aanvallen.

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