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A state of the mid United States of America. Capital: Topeka
A rock band active in the 1970's with members from the State of Kansas
State (pop., 2000: 2,688,418), central U.S. Bordered by Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado, it covers 82,282 sq mi (213,110 sq km); its capital is Topeka. It is located on the Great Plains, rising more than 3,000 ft (915 m) from its eastern prairies to the high plains of the west. The region was occupied by the Kansa, Osage, Pawnee, and Wichita Indians before European settlement. The first European explorer was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, who came from Mexico in 1541 in search of gold. La Salle claimed the region for France in 1682. Kansas was acquired by the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In the early 19th century the federal government relocated displaced eastern Indians to Kansas. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the Kansas Territory and opened it to white settlement. It was the site of conflicts over slavery, including one spurred by John Brown (see Bleeding Kansas). It entered the Union as the 34th state in 1861. After the Civil War, the coming of the railroads promoted the growth of cow towns; Texas cattlemen drove herds to Wichita and Abilene to reach the railheads. Agriculture became important as farmers worked on the Great Plains. During and following World War II, airplane production expanded, and farm products remained strong. Bleeding Kansas Kansas City Kansas River Kansas Nebraska Act
A state of the United States of America. Capital: Topeka
{i} state in the central United States
a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages
a state in midwestern United States a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory
a state in midwestern United States
the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people
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Kansas City
A large city straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA
Kansas City
city in Missouri (USA); city in Kansas (USA)
Kansas City
City (pop., 2000: 441,545), western Missouri, U.S., on the Missouri River. The city is contiguous with Kansas City, Kan. First settled by French fur traders in 1821, it was known as Westport Landing, prospering as a river port and as the terminus for the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail. Chartered in 1850 as the town of Kansas and as a city in 1853, it was renamed Kansas City in 1889 to distinguish it from the territory. The state's largest city, it is a railroad centre with stockyards, packing-houses, and grain-storage facilities. It is the seat of the University of Missouri at Kansas City and the world headquarters for the Church of the Nazarene
Kansas River
A river formed by the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers and flowing about 272 km (169 mi) eastward to the Missouri River at Kansas City. or Kaw River River, northeastern Kansas, U.S. It flows east and empties into the Missouri River at Kansas City. It is 169 mi (272 km) long, and it drains an area of 61,300 sq mi (158,770 sq km), including northern Kansas and parts of southern Nebraska and eastern Colorado
Kansas State University
KSU, large public university located in Manhattan (Kansas, USA)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
(1854) Legislation that organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska according to the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Introduced by Sen. Stephen A. Douglas to stop the sectional division over slavery, the act was criticized by antislavery groups as a capitulation to proslavery advocates. Groups on both sides rushed to settle Kansas Territory with their adherents, leading to the chaotic Bleeding Kansas period. Passage of the act led to the formation of the Republican Party as a political organization opposed to the expansion of slavery to any U.S. territory
kansas city
a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
Kansan
Of, or pertaining to, Kansas or its culture
not in Kansas anymore
No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings

As soon as I walked into that party I thought, I'm not in Kansas anymore..

Bleeding Kansas
Term applied to a period of civil unrest (1854-59) between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new Kansas Territory. Under the doctrine of popular sovereignty, antislavery emigrants from the North clashed with armed proslavery groups from Missouri. In 1856 a proslavery raid and burning of a hotel and newspaper in Lawrence were followed by several murders instigated by antislavery radicals under John Brown. Sporadic battles continued until Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state in 1861
Kansan
{i} resident of Kansas (USA)
Kansan
An inhabitant or a resident of the state of Kansas
Kansan
{s} of Kansas (USA)
University of Kansas
KU, large public university located in Lawrence (Kansas, USA)
kansan
a resident of Kansas
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