Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kansas city

/ˌkænzəˈsɪti/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: kansas c-i-ty
IPA: /ˌkænzəˈsɪti/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A large metropolitan area straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA. Kansas City is split into two separate cities:

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A large metropolitan area straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA. Kansas City is split into two separate cities:

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An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon.

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The Kansas City Roos, the athletic program of the University of Missouri–Kansas City (whose academic brand is UMKC).

Example Sentences

"On the July day that she put out a music video featuring Taylor Lautner, an ex-boyfriend, the actor backflipped across the stage in Kansas City, Mo., and paid Swift effusive tribute — “not just for the singer you are,” Lautner said, “but for the human you are.”"
"Road diets are now an almost automatic part of the process in Kansas City whenever a street is up for repaving."

Phrases

Kansas City barbecue sauce Kansas City shuffle

Synonyms

KC KSC KCK KCKS KCMO KCM

Questions

How do you pronounce kansas city?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkænzəˈsɪti/.
What does kansas city mean?: A large metropolitan area straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA. Kansas City is split into two separate cities:

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