Kansa
1 Americannoun
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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
Fool Chief, a Kansa chief, 96 village of, 97 Fort Berthold, tribes near, 147 Fort Clark— erection of, 176 Mandan village near, 130, 139, 140 See Fort Osage.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives
The effects of consolidation are conspicuous among the Omaha, Kansa, Osage, and Oto, while segregation has affected the social organization among the Kansa, Ponka, and Teton.
From Siouan Sociology by Dorsey, James Owen
But the Kansa have the ancient name, man′hi-spe, answering to the Dakota, wanhin′-kpe, sharp flint.
From Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 by Dorsey, James Owen
As fears of a bust fizzled, venues including Philadelphia and Kansas City see increases in tourism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
On two occasions in Miami and Kansas City, I have been in stadiums where their support has been in excess of 60,000 fans.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Kansas City, small businesses reported that they are cutting jobs as lower- and middle-income consumers pull back on discretionary spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The buzz: Both teams are unbeaten and each survived scares in the quarterfinals, with England outlasting Norway in extra time in brutal weather in Miami and Argentina beating Switzerland in extra time in Kansas City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
It’s not until the end of the story that Dorothy learns she can wish on the shoes to take her back home to Kansas.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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