Meaning of Place Name: Kansas
Kansas: From its principal river, adopted in 1854. The river named from a tribe of formerly in that locality, known as the Konsos or Kows, the word meaning "smoky water."
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| Meaning of Place Name: KansasKansas: From its principal river, adopted in 1854. The river named from a tribe of formerly in that locality, known as the Konsos or Kows, the word meaning "smoky water."
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