Kansas

Kansas

See also: Kansas'

English

Etymology

From a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa; related to Arkansas, which see for more information.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkænzəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ænzəs

Proper noun

Kansas (plural Kansases, abbreviation Kan. or Kans. or Ks.)

  1. A state of the midwest United States. Capital: Topeka. Largest city: Wichita.
    Synonyms: Sunflower State, Jayhawker State
    • 2025 June 21, Thomas Bordeaux, Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, “US moves B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran options”, in CNN[1]:
      On Friday night, eight US Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers took off from Altus, Oklahoma, according to data from FlightRadar24. Over Kansas the tankers refueled two groups of planes, identified on air traffic control audio by their callsigns MYTEE11 FLT and MYTEE21 FLT. The callsign MYTEE has previously been associated with special activity flights by B-2 bombers, and multiple flight trackers on social media said the planes being refueled were B-2 bombers out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
  2. A river in northeast Kansas.
  3. Ellipsis of University of Kansas.
    Synonym: KU
    Coordinate terms: Kansas State, KSU (not to be confused)
  4. A surname.

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kansas is the 141140th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 118 individuals. Kansas is most common among White (88.14%) individuals.

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References

  1. ^ William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States →ISBN, page 47 (citing personal communication with Robert Rankin)

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkansas]

Proper noun

Kansas m inan (relational adjective kansaský, demonym Kansasan, female demonym Kansasanka)

  1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

Declension

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kansas.

Proper noun

Kansas (genitive Kansas')

  1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Kansas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnsɑs
  • Syllabification(key): Kan‧sas
  • Hyphenation(key): Kan‧sas

Proper noun

Kansas

  1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

Declension

Inflection of Kansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kansas
genitive Kansasin
partitive Kansasia
illative Kansasiin
singular plural
nominative Kansas
accusative nom. Kansas
gen. Kansasin
genitive Kansasin
partitive Kansasia
inessive Kansasissa
elative Kansasista
illative Kansasiin
adessive Kansasilla
ablative Kansasilta
allative Kansasille
essive Kansasina
translative Kansasiksi
abessive Kansasitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kansas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasini
accusative nom. Kansasini
gen. Kansasini
genitive Kansasini
partitive Kansasiani
inessive Kansasissani
elative Kansasistani
illative Kansasiini
adessive Kansasillani
ablative Kansasiltani
allative Kansasilleni
essive Kansasinani
translative Kansasikseni
abessive Kansasittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasisi
accusative nom. Kansasisi
gen. Kansasisi
genitive Kansasisi
partitive Kansasiasi
inessive Kansasissasi
elative Kansasistasi
illative Kansasiisi
adessive Kansasillasi
ablative Kansasiltasi
allative Kansasillesi
essive Kansasinasi
translative Kansasiksesi
abessive Kansasittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasimme
accusative nom. Kansasimme
gen. Kansasimme
genitive Kansasimme
partitive Kansasiamme
inessive Kansasissamme
elative Kansasistamme
illative Kansasiimme
adessive Kansasillamme
ablative Kansasiltamme
allative Kansasillemme
essive Kansasinamme
translative Kansasiksemme
abessive Kansasittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasinne
accusative nom. Kansasinne
gen. Kansasinne
genitive Kansasinne
partitive Kansasianne
inessive Kansasissanne
elative Kansasistanne
illative Kansasiinne
adessive Kansasillanne
ablative Kansasiltanne
allative Kansasillenne
essive Kansasinanne
translative Kansasiksenne
abessive Kansasittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kansasinsa
accusative nom. Kansasinsa
gen. Kansasinsa
genitive Kansasinsa
partitive Kansasiaan
Kansasiansa
inessive Kansasissaan
Kansasissansa
elative Kansasistaan
Kansasistansa
illative Kansasiinsa
adessive Kansasillaan
Kansasillansa
ablative Kansasiltaan
Kansasiltansa
allative Kansasilleen
Kansasillensa
essive Kansasinaan
Kansasinansa
translative Kansasikseen
Kansasiksensa
abessive Kansasittaan
Kansasittansa
instructive
comitative

Anagrams

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from English Kansas.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.sas/, /kan.zəs/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Proper noun

    Kansas m

    1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

    Italian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English Kansas.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkan.sas/[1]
      • Rhymes: -ansas
      • Hyphenation: Kàn‧sas

      Proper noun

      Kansas m

      1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

      References

      1. ^ Kansas in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)


      Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
      Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
      Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
      Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

      Polish

      Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English Kansas, from a Siouan ethnonym cognate to Kansa.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkan.zas/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -anzas
      • Syllabification: Kan‧sas

      Proper noun

      Kansas n (indeclinable)

      1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)
        pieczęć Kansasseal of Kansas
        Dorotka mieszka z wujostwem na farmie w Kansas.Dorothy lives with her aunt and uncle on a farm in Kansas.
        Ssakiem stanowym Kansas ogłoszono bizona.The bison has been declared the state mammal of Kansas.

      Further reading

      • Kansas”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

      Portuguese

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English Kansas.

      Pronunciation

       

      Proper noun

      Kansas m

      1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

      See also

      Slovak

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kansas/, [ˈkansas], [ˈkan̠sas]
      • Rhymes: -ansas
      • Hyphenation: Kan‧sas

      Proper noun

      Kansas m inan (genitive singular Kansasu, declension pattern of dub)

      1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

      References

      • Kansas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkansas/ [ˈkãn.sas]
      • Rhymes: -ansas
      • Syllabification: Kan‧sas

      Proper noun

      Kansas m

      1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)

      See also

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English Kansas.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkansas/ [ˈkan̪.sɐs]
      • Rhymes: -ansas
      • Syllabification: Kan‧sas

      Proper noun

      Kansas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐᜐ᜔)

      1. Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)