Kansas
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kansas in British English:
UK ['kænsəz]
How to pronounce Kansas in American English:
US ['kænsəz]
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- Noun:
- a state in midwestern United States
- a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
- a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
- the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people
Word Origin
- Kansas
- named for the river, which is named for the native people, from French variant of Kansa, native name of the Siouan people who lived there (1722). It is a plural (see Arkansas). Established as a U.S. territory in 1854, admitted as a state 1861. Related: Kansan.
Example
- 1. Once again , men from missouri crossed the border into kansas .
- 2. So my kansas roots run deep .
- 3. The us animal health association has been enticed to kansas from virginia .
- 4. Kansas city hopes to reduce health costs though increased employee contributions .
- 5. The same thing happened when kansas finally held an election for a legislature .