Kansa

¹ American  

[kan-zuh, -suh] / ˈkæn zə, -sə /

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.

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Kansa ² American  

[kahn-suh] / ˈkɑn sə /

noun

Hindu Legend.

1. a tyrannical king killed by Krishna.

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Example Sentences

Osweiler has been sacked 11 times in 10 quarters since replacing Manning in the third period against Kansa City three weeks ago.

From US News • Dec. 2, 2015

Also known as the Kansa, the Kaw tribe gave Kansas its name.

From Time Magazine Archive

Interesting notes on the habitations of the Kansa Indians are contained in a narrative prepared by one who passed through their country during the month of May, 1834.

From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives

Who is the dark and wicked Kansa, or his counterpart Herod?

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

This is especially the case in tribes where the secret society continues in all its power, as among the Osage, the Ponka, and the Kansa.

From Osage Traditions by Dorsey, James Owen