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Kansas

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Kansas

1
n
a state in midwestern United States
2
n
a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
3
n
a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Kansas
1

n a state in midwestern United States

Synonyms:
KS, Sunflower State
Example of:
American state
one of the 50 states of the United States
2

n a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

Synonyms:
Kansas River, Kaw River
Example of:
river
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
3

n a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas

Synonyms:
Kansa
Type of:
Dhegiha
any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages

n the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa

Synonyms:
Kansa
Type of:
Dhegiha
a branch of the Siouan languages
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