Kansas meaning
UK /ˈkænzəs/ US /ˈkænzəs/ 2 syllables
Kansas (noun): a state in midwestern United States.
Kansas has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
Kansas as a noun
- a state in midwestern United States
Synonyms: Sunflower State, KS, Kan.
Type of: American state
- a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
Synonyms: Kansa
Type of: Dhegiha
- a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
Synonyms: Kansas River, Kaw River
Type of: river
- the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
Synonyms: Kansa
Type of: Dhegiha
Kansas in a sentence
- He had worked hard to keep Kansas peaceful.
- We have just received an inquiry from Kansas concerning your brother.
- Kansas is exactly in the center of the United States.
- We must have seen a thousand pronghorn on the drive across Kansas.
- He went to the University of Kansas.
How to pronounce Kansas
Kansas is pronounced /ˈkænzəs/ in British English and /ˈkænzəs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Word lists: words starting with KA · words ending in AS · 6-letter words
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