city in W Mo., on the Missouri River: pop. 442,000
city in NE Kans., on the Missouri & Kansas rivers, opposite Kansas City, Mo.: pop. 147,000
See Kansas City in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. It is an industrial center. Population: 144,000.
A city of western Missouri on the Missouri River west-northwest of St. Louis. Established as a fur-trading post in the 1820s, it is a commercial, industrial, and cultural center. Population: 447,000.