Mis·sour·i
Missouri
- pronunciation:
- mih
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ri
[or]
mih
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a Midwestern U.S. state between Kansas and Illinois. (abbr.: MO)
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| definition 2: |
a river that flows from Montana southeast through Missouri and is the main tributary of the Mississippi.
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| derivation: |
Missourian (n.) |
Missouri means "people of the big canoes" in an Algonquin language. The state was named after the Missouri River.