Kansas
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Kansas
- /ˈkænzəs/
Rhymes with -ænzəs
Where it comes from
From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.
proper noun Kansases · Kan. · Kans. · Ks.
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A state of the midwest United States. Capital: Topeka. Largest city: Wichita.
On Friday night, eight US Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers took off from Altus, Oklahoma, according to data from FlightRadar24. Over Kansas the tankers refueled two groups of planes, identified on air traffic control audio by their callsigns MYTEE11 FLT and MYTEE21 FLT. The callsign MYTEE has previous
Similar: Sunflower State, Jayhawker State
- A river in northeast Kansas.
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Ellipsis of University of Kansas
Similar: KU
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sunflower state, kansas river, kaw river, kan, free state, ks, wheat belt, bleeding kansas, tornado alley, oklahoma, missouri, topeka, kentucky, arkansas, iowa, nebraska
Translations
Talk about this word "Kansas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kansas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kansas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kansas "Kansas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kansas.Cite this
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title = {Kansas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kansas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
