Kansa
1 Americannoun
plural
Kansas,plural
Kansa-
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.
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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