和阿肯色州同源。堪萨斯和阿肯色相对于苏族人的地盘,都位于南方。
                                                            
            - Kansas
- named for the river, which is named for the native people, from French variant of Kansa, native name of the Siouan people who lived there (1722). It is a plural (see Arkansas). Established as a U.S. territory in 1854, admitted as a state 1861. Related: Kansan.
                 - 1. He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. 
- 他曾是《堪萨斯城市星报》的一名年轻记者。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 2. Kansas City area churches kicked in $35,000 to support the event. 
- 堪萨斯城地区的教会为此事捐助了35,000美元。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 3. He died a sudden death in a Kansas car crash in 1940. 
- 1940年,他在堪萨斯州死于车祸.
来自《简明英汉词典》
 
- 4. A convicted murderer was executed in Kansas yesterday. 
- 一个谋杀犯昨天在堪萨斯州被处死.
来自《简明英汉词典》
 
- 5. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday. 
- 一股强冷空气前锋周三使堪萨斯的天气发生了剧变。
来自柯林斯例句