Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
Synonyms: Bloody Kansas
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
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Bleeding Kansas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bleeding%20Kansas
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“Bleeding Kansas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bleeding%20Kansas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bleeding Kansas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bleeding%20Kansas.
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