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

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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