KANSAS

Kansa, Kansas

(noun) the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa

Kansas, Sunflower State, KS, Kan.

(noun) a state in midwestern United States

Kansas, Kansas River, Kaw River

(noun) a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

Kansa, Kansas

(noun) a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Kan"sas, n. pl. (Ethnol.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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