Definitions for "Kansan"
of or pertaining to Kansas.
(Geology) Of or relating to one of the glacial stages of the Pleistocene epoch which occurred in North America, which consisted of the Nebraskan (first stage), Kansan (second stage), Illinoian (third stage), and Wisconsin (fourth stage).
The American name for the glacial period starting about 620,000 years ago and lasting for about 60,000 years. Northern and Central Europe and North America had extensive ice cover and the Arctic Ocean had ice. Two stadials are recognized in this period, which is called the Mindel period in the Alpine and the Elster period in the Scandinavian classification scheme. The was preceded by the Nebraskan period and followed by the Saale period.
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a resident of Kansas.