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Kansas

[ kan-zuhs ]

noun

  1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). : Topeka. : KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas.
  2. a river in northeastern Kansas, flowing east to the Missouri River. 169 miles (270 km) long.


Kansas

/ ˈæԳə /

noun

  1. a state of the central US: consists of undulating prairie, drained chiefly by the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Topeka. Pop: 2 723 507 (2003 est). Area: 213 096 sq km (82 277 sq miles) AbbreviationKanKanswith zip codeKS
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kansas

  1. State in the central United States bordered by Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita.
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Notes

In the 1850s, the state came to be known as “bleeding Kansas” because of the violence between hostile free-staters and pro-slavery settlers.
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The potential for injury requiring medical intervention for rodeo athletes is high, a study published in the Kansas Journal of Medicine said.

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He still does the “New Heights” podcast with brother Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and boyfriend of Taylor Swift.

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She helped guide USC past Kansas State in the Sweet 16, pacing the team in scoring.

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The concept dates to 1917, when a wealthy Michigan timberman named Charles Lathrop Pack started the National War Garden Commission, according to the World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City.

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Kansas City Chiefs: G Armand Membou, Missouri — It was musical chairs on the Kansas City offensive line at the end of last season.

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