Kansas en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈkænzəs/
Etymology
From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.
Meanings
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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 previously been associated with special activity flights by B-2 bombers, and multiple flight trackers on social media said the planes being refueled were B-2 bombers out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
2025 June 21, Thomas Bordeaux, Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, “US moves B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran options”, in CNN:
- A river in northeast Kansas.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Kansas.
alt of University of Kansas
- A surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kan. | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| Kansases | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Kans. | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| Ks. | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
KS · Bleeding Kansas · Kansas City · not in Kansas anymore · Kanorado · Kansan · Bloody Kansas · Kansas thistle · Kansas Territory · Kansas horse plague · Kansas River · Kansas Citian
Relateds
Synonyms
KU · Sunflower State · Jayhawker State
Translations (36)
pt Kansas (US state) · de Kansas (US state) · tl Kansas (US state) · ru Ка́нзас (US state) · yi קענזעס (US state) · uk Канза́с (US state) · ja カンザス州 (US state) · km កាន់សាស់ (US state) · hu Kansas (US state) · ka კანზასი (US state) · bg Ка́нзас (US state) · gl Kansas (US state) · mt Kansas (US state) · tr Kansas (US state) · el Κάνσας (US state) · pl Kansas (US state) · cmn 堪薩斯州 /堪萨斯州 (US state) · nv Kénsis hahoodzo (US state) · unm Kansës (US state) · da Kansas (US state) · lo ແຄນຊັດ (US state) · es Kansas (US state) · ar كَانْسَاس (US state) · bo ཁན་སཱ་སི (US state) · fi Kansas (US state) · li Kansas (US state) · hi कैंसास (US state) · mk Канзас (US state) · pt Cansas (US state) · it Kansas (US state) · ko 캔자스 (US state) · eo Kansaso (US state) · ru Канза́с (US state) · th แคนซัส (US state) · cs Kansas (US state) · hi केन्सास (US state)