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kansas
CIDE DICTIONARY
kansas, prop. n.
A state of the central United States, bordering the Mississippi River to the west. [PJC]
kansas, prop. n. pl.
A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory. [1913 Webster]
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