Kansas City
1
1.0
- proper noun
- /ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti/
:
Kansas City (Kansas)
- We visited Kansas City to explore its vibrant music scene and delicious barbecue.
Examples
-
Kansas City is known for its stunning fountains and beautiful parks along the Missouri River.
-
We also co-located one sampling site with a continuous monitor maintained by KDHE in Kansas City, Kansas.
Academic text (2010) -
Ground-level ozone monitoring is routinely carried out in Kansas City from a network of stations operated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE).
Academic text (2010) -
People flock to Kansas City for its annual jazz festival and cultural events throughout the year.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is a straightforward place-name built from the state name 'Kansas' plus 'city', so a learner who knows both words will readily infer it denotes a city associated with Kansas. This X+City naming pattern is common across languages and thus immediately comprehensible, though there is a minor real-world ambiguity about whether it refers to the Kansas- or Missouri-side city.
Etymology
Kansas City in Kansas was named after the Kansas River and the state of Kansas, and it sits right next to the larger Kansas City in Missouri. The name helps you remember it is the city by the Kansas River and near the state called Kansas.