Kansas n a state of the central U.S.: consists of undulating prairie, drained chiefly by the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Topeka. Pop.: 2594840 (1997 est.). Area: 213096 sq. km (82277 sq. miles), (Abbrevs.)
Kan, Kans (with zip code) KS
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Kansan adj, n
Kansas City n
1 a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers: important centre of livestock and meat-packing industry. Pop.: 441259 (1996 est.)
2 a city in NE Kansas, adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Pop.: 142654 (1996 est.)