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
When the ¢egiha divided at the mouth of the Ohio, the ancestors of the Osage and Kansa accompanied the main Omaha body up the Mississippi to the mouth of Osage river.
From The Siouan Indians by W. J. (William John) McGee
Fremont, arrival of, at Kansa towns, 96 Fur trade of the Teton, 61 Furs, huge quantities of, collected by Sauk and Foxes, 40 Game— abundance of, at Isle au Vache, 91 See Animals, Buffalo, Hunting.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell
According to tribal traditions collected by Dorsey, the ancestors of the Omaha, Ponka, Elwapa, Osage, and Kansa were originally one people dwelling on Ohio and Wabash rivers, but gradually working westward.
From The Siouan Indians by W. J. (William John) McGee
By Monday evening, footage of the protests had made its way into his stump speech for embattled Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas, where video clips had already been screened for rallygoers.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Logistics Park Kansas City spans more than 2,300 acres and is anchored by a railway intermodal facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The state of Kansas was also working to attract this kind of development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Philadelphia Eagles continued to struggle but their former Super Bowl rivals the Kansas City Chiefs remained unbeaten.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“You from the one in Kansas or Texas?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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