English Explanatory Dictionary

Kansas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state of the midwest United States. Capital: Topeka. Largest city: Wichita.
  2. A river in northeast Kansas.
  3. Ellipsis of University of Kansas.
  4. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkænzəs/ en-us-Kansas.ogg

Word forms

Kansas Kansases Kan. Kans. Ks.

Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.

Synonyms

Sunflower State Jayhawker State KU

Related words

Jayhawk jayhawker

Derived words

Bleeding Kansas Bloody Kansas Kansan Kansas Citian Kansas City Kansas horse plague Kansas River Kansas Territory Kansas thistle KS not in Kansas anymore
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