[syn: Kansa, Kansas]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kansas \Kan"sas\, prop. n.
A state of the central United States, bordering the
Mississippi River to the west.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kansas \Kan"sas\, prop. n. pl. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They
formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of
Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Kansas
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Kansas,
Sunflower State, KS]
2: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in
Kansas [syn: Kansa, Kansas]
3: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a
tributary of the Missouri River [syn: Kansas, Kansas
River, Kaw River]
4: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa [syn: Kansa,
Kansas]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Kansas, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000): 260
Housing Units (2000): 128
Land area (2000): 0.999915 sq. miles (2.589767 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.999915 sq. miles (2.589767 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39280
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 33.903168 N, 87.556716 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kansas, AL
Kansas
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Kansas, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 842
Housing Units (2000): 378
Land area (2000): 1.028196 sq. miles (2.663016 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.028196 sq. miles (2.663016 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38986
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.553627 N, 87.938392 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61933
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kansas, IL
Kansas
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Kansas, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 685
Housing Units (2000): 260
Land area (2000): 1.496624 sq. miles (3.876239 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.496624 sq. miles (3.876239 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38600
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.202423 N, 94.795122 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 74347
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kansas, OK
Kansas