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kans

1 American  
[kahns] / kɑns /

noun

  1. an Indian grass of the genus Saccharum, used in some areas for fodder, thatching, etc., and being in other areas a troublesome weed.

Kans. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Kansas.

Etymology

Origin of kans

1870–75; < Hindi kās < Sanskrit kāśa; compare Pali, Prakrit kāsa

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