a state of the central US: consists of undulating prairie, drained chiefly by the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Topeka. Pop: 2 723 507 (2003 est). Area: 213 096 sq km (82 277 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Kan, Kans or (with zip code) KS
Kansas in American English
(ˈkænzəs)
1.
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
2.
river in NE Kans., flowing east into the Missouri at Kansas City: c. 170 mi (274 km)