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Kansan

American  
[kan-zuhn] / ˈkæn zən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Kansas. Kansa. Kansas.

  2. Geology. the Kansan Stage.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the state of Kansas. Kansa. Kansas.

  2. Geology. of or relating to the second stage of the Pleistocene glaciation of North America.

Kansan British  
/ ˈkænzən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Kansas

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adjective

  1. of or relating to Kansas or its inhabitants

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Other Word Forms

  • post-Kansan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Kansan

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; Kans(as) + -an

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