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kansas
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kansas has 4 senses
- kansas(n = noun.location) ks, sunflower state - a state in midwestern United States; Array has parts: chisholm trail, dodge city, abilene, hays, kansas city, lawrence, salina, capital of kansas, topeka, wichita, arkansas, arkansas river, kansas, kansas river, kaw river, neosho, neosho river, republican, republican river
- kansas(n = noun.person) kansa - a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas; Array is a kind of dhegiha
- kansas(n = noun.object) kansas river, kaw river - a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River; Array is a part of kansas, ks, sunflower state
- kansas(n = noun.communication) kansa - the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa; Array is a kind of dhegiha
is a part of middle west, midwest, midwestern united states, america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
is a kind of american state
is a kind of river
CIDE DICTIONARY
kansas, prop. n.
A state of the central United States, bordering the Mississippi River to the west. [PJC]
kansas, prop. n. pl.
A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory. [1913 Webster]
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