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• plural of Kansa.

Kansas

American  

[kan-zuhs] / ˈkæn zəs /

noun

1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). Topeka. KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas.

2. a river in northeastern Kansas, flowing east to the Missouri River. 169 miles (270 km) long.

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Kansas British  

/ ˈkænzəs /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Kan, Kans, KS. a state of the central US: consists of undulating prairie, drained chiefly by the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Topeka. Pop: 2 723 507 (2003 est). Area: 213 096 sq km (82 277 sq miles)

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Kansas Cultural  

1. State in the central United States bordered by Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita.

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In the 1850s, the state came to be known as “bleeding Kansas” because of the violence between hostile free-staters and pro-slavery settlers.

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Johnathan Duncan, won a city council race in Kansas City, Mo., in 2023 thanks in part to his work with Kansas City Tenants, the city’s tenants union.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then, after a hard-fought, two-point loss to Kansas City, the Chargers tore off another seven wins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

No team that plays in the bottom half of MLB’s media markets has won the World Series since the 2015 Kansas City Royals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

This year, we will board the train in Kansas on a Wednesday after the holiday, for a lower fare and a scenic ride to California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Success in other states followed, with California, Kansas, Arizona, and Oregon passing laws in the next few years.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling