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Kansa

1 American  
[kan-zuh, -suh] / ˈkæn zə, -sə /

noun

Kansas plural
  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.


Kansa 2 American  
[kahn-suh] / ˈkɑn sə /

noun

Hindu Legend.
  1. a tyrannical king killed by Krishna.


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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

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

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

On August 23, 1819, a large number of Kansa Indians, from their villages on the river bearing their tribal name, gathered at Isle au Vache to meet members of the Long party in council.

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

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