Kansan

See also: kansan

English

Etymology

From Kansas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Kansan (not comparable)

1. Of, or pertaining to, Kansas or its culture.

Noun

Kansan (plural Kansans)

1. A native or resident of the state of Kansas in the United States of America.
   • 2025 September 5, Dave Brooks, “Why I Am Not a Liberal”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     A couple of decades ago, Thomas Frank published “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” based on befuddlement that Kansans were apparently voting against their economic self-interest. Doesn’t economics drive voting behavior?

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Hypernyms

• American

Proper noun

the Kansan

1. (geology) An age from 0.48 to 0.28 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

Anagrams

• Kanans