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.
雙語例句
1. He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.
他曾是《堪薩斯城市星報》的一名年輕記者。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Kansas City area churches kicked in $35,000 to support the event.
堪薩斯城地區(qū)的教會為此事捐助了35,000美元。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He died a sudden death in a Kansas car crash in 1940.
1940年,他在堪薩斯州死于車禍.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. A convicted murderer was executed in Kansas yesterday.
一個謀殺犯昨天在堪薩斯州被處死.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday.