Kansa
1 Americannoun
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Kansas,
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Kansa
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
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the Siouan language of the Kansa.
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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
On the division, five or six lodges joined the Osage, two or three took refuge with the Kansa, and most of the remainder amalgamated with the Oto.
From The Siouan Indians by W. J. (William John) McGee
Judging from the analogy furnished by the Kansa tribe it was very probably the rule before the advent of the white race that a Biloxi man could not marry a woman of his own clan.
From Siouan Sociology by James Owen Dorsey
His birth was concealed through fear of the tyrant Kansa.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
Kansas City, as usual over the last decade, will be a force to reckon with — especially at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Everything you need to know about the Chargers facing the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, including how to watch, betting odds and a score prediction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
They settled for a short field goal, but lost when the Kansas City Chiefs responded with a touchdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
She previously worked as a Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star and an investigative reporter for the Star and McClatchy newspapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was even more embarrassing than when my great-grandma in Kansas used a flashlight to get around in the movie theater.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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