n., pl., Kansa, or -sas. In all senses also called Kaw.
- A Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern and central Kansas, with a present-day population in eastern Oklahoma.
- A member of this people.
- The Siouan language of the Kansa.
Dictionary:
Kan·sa (kăn'zə, -sə)
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| Columbia Encyclopedia: Kansa |
Bibliography
See W. E. Unrau, The Kansa Indians (1971).
| WordNet: Kansa |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
Synonym: Kansas
Meaning #2:
the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people
Synonym: Kansas
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