Kansa

¹

[kan-zuh, -suh]

noun

plural

Kansas ,

plural

Kansa .

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.

2. the Siouan language of the Kansa.

Kansa

²

[kahn-suh]

noun

Hindu Legend.

1. a tyrannical king killed by Krishna.

Example Sentences

The crash took place near the southbound ramp of Interstate 435 a day before the Chiefs left for the Super Bowl, according to WDAF, the Fox-affiliated TV station in Kansa City.

From Fox News

Here in Manhattan, we are, after all, on land once occupied by the Kansa tribe.

From Washington Times

Bergen noted at the time that Topeka was in the middle of what had been the hunting grounds of the Kansa or Kaw Nation, from which the state took its name.

From Washington Times

Simply attending a Super Bowl was Sowers’ dream growing up in Hesston, Kansa s, and playing football in the yard with her twin sister, Liz.

From Seattle Times

He grew up speaking Kansa and lived on a reservation as a child.

From New York Times