Kansa

¹ American  

[kan-zuh, -suh] / ˈkæn zə, -sə /

noun

plural

Kansas,

plural

Kansa

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.

2. the Siouan language of the Kansa.

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Kansa ² American  

[kahn-suh] / ˈkɑn sə /

noun

Hindu Legend.

1. a tyrannical king killed by Krishna.

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Example Sentences

Osweiler has been sacked 11 times in 10 quarters since replacing Manning in the third period against Kansa City three weeks ago.

From US News • Dec. 2, 2015

Also known as the Kansa, the Kaw tribe gave Kansas its name.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kansa When there is a blizzard, the other Kansa beg the members of the Tcihaci gens to interpose, as they are the Wind People.

From Myths and Legends of the Great Plains by Judson, Katharine Berry

On the walls of the most ancient Hindoo temples, are sculptured representations of the flight of Vasudeva and the infant Saviour Crishna, from King Kansa, who sought to destroy him.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

This is rendered the more probable by the fact that the Kansa have grouped their gentes in seven phratries, just the number of the degrees in the society.

From Osage Traditions by Dorsey, James Owen