missouri

Definition of Missouri in English :

Noun

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

2. missouri, missouri river

the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis

Example Sentences:
'The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world'

missouri river

3. missouri

a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri

4. missouri

a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Missouri

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noun

1.

a state of the central US: consists of rolling prairies in the north, the Ozark Mountains in the south, and part of the Mississippi flood plain in the southeast, with the Mississippi forming the E border; chief US producer of lead and barytes. Capital: Jefferson City. Pop: 5 704 484 (2003 est). Area: 178 699 sq km (68 995 sq miles)

. Abbreviation: Mo or ()in with zip code MO

2.

a river in the W and central US, rising in SW Montana: flows north, east, and southeast to join the Mississippi above St Louis; the longest river in North America; chief tributary of the Mississippi. Length: 3970 km (2466 miles)

Missouri

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noun

1. Word forms: plural Misˈsouri

a member of a North American Indian people formerly living on the Missouri River in Nebraska and, later, in Oklahoma

2.

the Siouan language of this people

1.

river in WC U.S., flowing from SW Mont. southeast into the Mississippi: 2,714 mi (4,368 km)

2.

Midwestern state of the central U.S.: admitted, 1821; 68,886 sq mi (178,414 sq km); pop. 5,595,000; cap. Jefferson City

abbrev. MO or Mo

Missouri

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n. pl. Missouri or Mis·sou·ris

1. A member of the Native American people formerly inhabiting north-central Missouri, with a present-day population living with the Oto in north-central Oklahoma.

2. The Siouan language of the Missouri.

Abbr. MO or Mo.

A state of the central United States. It was admitted as the 24th state in 1821. Under Spanish control from 1762 to 1800, the area passed to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Organized as a territory in 1812, Missouri's application for admission as a slaveholding state in 1817 sparked a bitter controversy over the question of extending slavery into new territories. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 provided for the admission of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state in the following year. Jefferson City is the capital and St. Louis the largest city.

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