[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