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Kansas
(kan′zəs)
- Midwestern state of the NC U.S.: admitted, 1861; 81,815 sq mi (211,900 sq km); pop. 2,688,000; cap. Topeka: abbrev. KS or Kans
- river in NE Kans., flowing east into the Missouri at Kansas City: c. 170 mi (274 km)
Origin: Fr kansa (prob. via Illinois) < a Siouan name
See Kansas in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A state of the central United States. It was admitted as the 34th state in 1861. Organized as a territory by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, it became a virtual battleground, known as Bleeding Kansas, for free and slave factions (1854-1859). Kansas was finally admitted as a free state. Topeka is the capital and Wichita the largest city. Population: 2,780,000.
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