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| CO1 |
abbreviation of "Colorado," a western U.S. state bordered by Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. |
| Colorado |
a western U.S. state bordered by Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. (abbr.: CO) [1/2 definitions] |
| Jayhawker |
(l.c.) an anti-slavery guerrilla in Kansas or Missouri during the U.S. Civil War. [2 definitions] |
| KS |
abbreviation of "Kansas," a Midwestern U.S. state between Missouri and Colorado. |
| Midwest |
the north central flatlands of the United States from the Rocky Mountains through Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri; Middle West. |
| Missouri |
a Midwestern U.S. state between Kansas and Illinois. (abbr.: MO) [1/2 definitions] |
| MO |
abbreviation of "Missouri," a Midwestern U.S. state between Kansas and Illinois. |
| NE1 |
abbreviation of "Nebraska," a Midwestern U.S. state between South Dakota and Kansas. |
| Nebraska |
a Midwestern U.S. state between South Dakota and Kansas. (abbr.: NE) |
| Pawnee |
a member of a confederation of North American Plains Indians, originally living in Kansas and Nebraska and now in northern Oklahoma. [1/2 definitions] |
| Topeka |
the capital of Kansas. |
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