Kansas

[kan-zuhs]

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.

Kansas

/ 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)

Kansas

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.

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

Example Sentences

The model will be assembled with domestically and globally sourced parts at GM’s plant in Kansas City, Kan. It will be available at Chevrolet dealers in the first quarter of next year.

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Still, Jones, a now-retired engineering specialist at Kansas State University, said enough research has now been done.

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Already on their way to a blowout loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, Jackson exited the game with a hamstring injury.

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In fact, over the past decade, only the 2015 Kansas City Royals were in the bottom half of MLB in home runs.

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He already has three scores in his first season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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