Kansas

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kansas \Kan"sas\, prop. n.
     A state of the central United States, bordering the
     Mississippi River to the west.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Kansas
       n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Sunflower State},
             {KS}]
       2: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in
          Kansas [syn: {Kansa}]
       3: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a
          tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas River}, {Kaw
          River}]
       4: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people [syn: {Kansa}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Kansas, AL (town, FIPS 39280)
    Location: 33.90178 N, 87.55334 W
    Population (1990): 230 (107 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Kansas, IL (village, FIPS 38986)
    Location: 39.55386 N, 87.93995 W
    Population (1990): 887 (402 housing units)
    Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61933
  Kansas, OH
    Zip code(s): 44841
  Kansas, OK (town, FIPS 38600)
    Location: 36.20448 N, 94.79089 W
    Population (1990): 556 (212 housing units)
    Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 74347

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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