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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
  3. n. the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
  4. 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.
  5. A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. Theyformerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, butwere removed to the Indian Territory.
  6. n. a state in midwestern United States n. a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River