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Kansan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Kansas + -an.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, Kansas or its culture.

Kansan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Kansas + -an.

Meanings

1. A native or resident of the state of Kansas in the United States of America.
   • A couple of decades ago, Thomas Frank published “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” based on befuddlement that Kansans were apparently voting against their economic self-interest. Doesn’t economics drive voting behavior? 2025 September 5, Dave Brooks, “Why I Am Not a Liberal”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

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Kansan en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Kansas + -an.

Meanings

1. An age from 0.48 to 0.28 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

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