- 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)Abbreviation: Kan, Kans, (with zip code) KS
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Kan•sas
(kan′zəs),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 2,363,208. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). Cap.: Topeka. Abbr.: KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas.
- Place Namesa river in NE Kansas, flowing E to the Missouri River. 169 mi. (270 km) long.
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Kansas /ˈkænzəs/ n
'Kansas' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dodge City
- Independence
- Kan.
- Kansas City
- KS
- Leavenworth
- Topeka
- Wichita
- ad astra per aspera
- Arkansas City
- Arkansas toothpick
- Atchison
- Chanute
- Coffeyville
- Cunningham
- El Dorado
- Emporia
- Fort Leavenworth
- Fort Riley
- garden city
- Great Bend
- Hays
- hesperornis
- Hutchinson
- Iowa
- Jayhawker
- Jayhawker State
- Junction City
- kans
- Kansa
- Kansan
- Kansas City steak
- Kansas City style
- Kansas gay-feather
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- kas
- kc
- Kickapoo
- Lawrence
- Leawood
- Lenexa
- liberal
- locale
- Manhattan
- McPherson
- Merriam
- Middle West
- Missouri Compromise
- native
- newton