Definitions for Missouri
mɪˈzʊər i, -ˈzʊər əMis·souri

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1. Missouri, Show Me State, MO(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(noun)

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

   "The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world"

3. Missouri(noun)

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

4. Missouri(noun)

   a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri

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1. Missouri(ProperNoun)

   A . Capital Jefferson City; largest city: Kansas City: Postal abbreviation: MO

2. Missouri(ProperNoun)

   The longest river in the United States, flowing from Montana to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis.

3. Missouri(ProperNoun)

   A Native American tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.

4. Missouri(ProperNoun)

   An organized territory in the United States during the nineteenth century.

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1. Missouri

   Missouri —nicknamed The Show-Me State—is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Missouri is the 21st most extensive and the 18th most populous of the 50 United States. Missouri comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis. The four largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. Missouri's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of the Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821. Missouri's geography is highly varied. The northern part of the state lies in dissected till plains while the southern part lies in the Ozark Mountains, with the Missouri River dividing the two. The state lies at the intersection of the three greatest rivers of North America, with the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers near St. Louis, and the confluence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi north of the Bootheel. The starting points of the Pony Express and Oregon Trail were both in Missouri. The mean center of United States population as of the 2010 Census is at the town of Plato in Texas County.

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1. Missouri

   an American State on the right bank of the Mississippi, between Iowa and Arkansas, is half the size of the British Isles, and is traversed by the Missouri River; N. of that river the country is level, S. of it there rise the Ozark tablelands; the soil is very fertile, and the State principally agricultural; immense crops of maize, oats, potatoes, cotton, and tobacco are raised; there are large cattle ranches, and dressed beef and pork are largely exported; the climate is subject to extremes; coal, iron, lead, zinc, and other minerals abound, while marble, granite, and limestone are quarried; the rivers afford excellent transport facilities; the educational system is very complete; admitted to the Union in 1821, Missouri was divided in the Civil War, and suffered terribly, but since then has been very prosperous; the capital, St. Louis (452), is one of the greatest commercial and manufacturing towns in the Union, does a vast trade in grain and cotton, and has hardware, leather goods, and tobacco factories; Kansas City (133), has great pork-packing establishments and railroad iron-works.

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1. missouri

   One of the Central States of the Mississippi Valley, and the first organized wholly west of the Mississippi River. The French were the earliest settlers in the country, having built a fort there in 1719. By the treaty of 1763 it was ceded to Spain, with all the territory west of the Mississippi. Spain being at war with England during the American Revolution, her colonies were harassed by the English and their Indians allies. In 1780, a body of British and Indians attacked and besieged St. Louis, killing 60 of its defenders. The siege was raised by Col. Clark, an American, who came to the relief of the place with 500 men. In 1800 Spain restored the territory to France, and it passed to the United States by purchase in 1803. After the admission of Louisiana as a State in 1812, the remaining portion of the territory received the name of Missouri, from which was separated the State of that name in 1821. Though the State officially declared itself in favor of the Union in 1861, many of its prominent citizens sided with the Confederates. It was the scene of several engagements during the civil war.

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1. Missouri

   Indian for “muddy water.”

How to pronounce Missouri?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Missouri in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Missouri in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Missouri in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Missouri in a Sentence

1. Martin McDonagh:

   Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri.

2. Lars Noah:

   Missouri judges aren't going to suddenly change their tune.

3. Bill Ferguson:

   I love Columbia, Missouri, if it wasn't for the authorities, I'd go back.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   We look forward to going to Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and the other states.

5. Jim Palmer:

   I think it's very clear that Madison, Wisconsin, is not Ferguson, Missouri.

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