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Kansas

Kan·sas

Kansas

 
pronunciation:
kaen zihs
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part of speech: noun
definition: a state in the midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka. (abbreviated: KS)
 
derivations: Kansan (adj.), Kansan (n.)
Word History
Kansas means "people of the south wind." The state was named for the Kansas Sioux people.