Kansan

noun

Kan·​san ˈkan-zən 

plural Kansans

: a native or resident of Kansas

Kansan adjective

Examples of Kansan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The station agent was a 35-year-old Kansan named Earl King, a career railroad man with a young family and an interest in English setters. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

The first streaking event took place just hours after those hundreds of MU students stripped down in Columbia, according to the University Daily Kansan student newspaper, aka the UDK. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

The international organization disbanded its KU chapter in 2018 after a scandal where pledges were urinated on, spat on and hit repeatedly for coming forward with hazing reports, according to a story in The Kansan, the university newspaper. — Matthew Kelly april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026

The cafe, situated near 8th Street and Armstrong Boulevard, lives in the former home of the Kansas City Kansan newspaper, which is no longer in circulation. — Sofi Zeman march 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026

According to the University Daily Kansan, KU’s student newspaper, the survey’s distribution comes against the backdrop of rising employee concerns over several issues. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above