Kansas - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kansas :  (noun)
1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Kansas, Sunflower State, KS]
2: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas [syn: Kansa, Kansas]
3: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: Kansas, Kansas River, Kaw River]
4: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people [syn: Kansa, Kansas]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kansas : \Kan"sas\, n. pl. (Ethnol.) 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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Kansas, AL (town, FIPS 39280) Location: 33.90178 N, 87.55334 W Population (1990): 230 (107 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Kansas, IL (village, FIPS 38986) Location: 39.55386 N, 87.93995 W Population (1990): 887 (402 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61933 Kansas, OH Zip code(s): 44841 Kansas, OK (town, FIPS 38600) Location: 36.20448 N, 94.79089 W Population (1990): 556 (212 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74347

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Kansas

BARRR: RT @ArrowheadPride: Welcome RT @SheriffKevin Dear Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, and Oakland Raiders, Thanks and congratulations. ...
iPaul07: @Big_Pitt awesome I was hopeing unc at jerry's world or Kansas to see who's the top dog on the B12,
DJ_Godzilla: @stikfigamayne ha my brother is a manager at the one on 29th and Kansas
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