Kansas (kænzəs) is an obscure Latin word meaning "a large square in the middle of any political map of the United States." It is often confused with:
| Subdivisions of the United States | |
| Northeastern States | Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Jew Jersey · New York · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Vermont |
| Southern States | Alabama · Arkansas · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Kentucky · Katrina · Maryland · Mississippi · North Carolina · Oklahoma · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia |
| Midwestern States | Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nebraska · North Dakota · Ohio · South Dakota · Wisconsin |
| Western States | Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Hawaii · Idaho · Montana · Nevada · New Mexico · Oregon · Utah · Washington · Wyoming |
| Territories | American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · Virgin Islands · Washington, D.C. |
| Semi-Legendary States | Cheeselen · Pikachusetts |
