Kansas
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 82,276 sq. mi. (213,094 sq. km). Capital: Topeka. Abbreviations: KS (for use with zip code), Kans., Kan., Kas.
a river in northeastern Kansas, flowing east to the Missouri River. 169 miles (270 km) long.
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In North Carolina and Kansas, the state’s Democratic governors have been pushing efforts to expand Medicaid, and Democrats and health care advocates in other states have waged years-long campaigns without much progress.
Democrats' Push to Expand Medicaid Depends on Red States Taking the Bait | Abigail Abrams | February 14, 2021 | TimeA 29-yard punt by the Chiefs’ Tommy Townsend set up the Buccaneers at the Kansas City 38-yard line.
Buccaneers defeat Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, 31-9, as Tom Brady claims his seventh championship | Mark Maske | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostThey’ve knocked off Kansas at home and picked off Texas Tech, Marquette and Wichita State on the road.
NCAA tournament bracketology: Oklahoma State will probably make it despite its postseason ban | Patrick Stevens | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostAs of early this week, states not ordering up to their limits included Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas, according to Michael Pratt, a former Health and Human Services spokesman.
‘Pixie dust’: Why some vaccine sits on shelves while shortages intensify nationwide | Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lena H. Sun | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostWhen Chandler moved to Kansas, for example, he quarantined for five days.
In search of top competition, high school basketball powerhouses are still crisscrossing the country | Kyle Melnick | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post
"That was crazy," Lynn Jenkins of Kansas muttered to another member as she walked to greet Boehner.
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup | Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTexas Republicans, for example, got close to half the vote among Latinos in that state, and similar results were found in Kansas.
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah will never come anywhere close to being purple.
An 18-year-old was killed by police officers after opening fire on a cop with two guns in Kansas City in late October.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown | Nina Strochlic | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese agricultural pests migrate in mid-summer to the Rocky Mountains from Kansas and Nebraska to beat the heat.
I knew that the poor girl from Kansas must get up with the sun, too, for her uncle was not the man to brook any dawdling.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd“Lecompton” constitution of Kansas was a pro-slavery document which Buchanan favoured.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)It was months before Lawrence saw him again, and then it was in a prison pen at Kansas City.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnTo the lapel of his coat they had pinned a paper on which was written, "The fate that awaits all Kansas Jayhawkers."
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnA boat coming along, they took passage for Lexington, the boat making quite a long stop at Kansas City.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for Kansas
/ (ˈkænzəs) /
a state of the central US: consists of undulating prairie, drained chiefly by the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Topeka. Pop: 2 723 507 (2003 est). Area: 213 096 sq km (82 277 sq miles): Abbreviation: Kan, Kans, (with zip code) KS
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Cultural definitions for Kansas
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