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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.

Example Sentences

Kansas established its current system following a scandal in 1956 involving self-dealing by the governor, lieutenant governor, and chief justice of the state Supreme Court.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026

Asked who won the Super Bowl, the last answer it is confident of—the Kansas City Chiefs—dates back to 2024, the screenshots show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Santa Margarita has tight end Luke Gazzaniga, a Kansas commit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

England's squad was wrapping up an open training session in Kansas when the first ripples were drifting across social media.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Straight after school, I rush to the library and downstairs to tell Miss Cook that Langston Hughes isn’t from Alabama but from Missouri and Kansas.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome