Kansa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Native American people who used to inhabit parts of Kansas.
  2. Their Dhegihan Siouan language.

Word forms

Kansa

Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym; related to Kansas and Arkansas, see the latter for more information.

Synonyms

Kaw

Related words

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