Missouri Definition & Meaning

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Missouri American [mi-zoor-ee, -zoor-uh] / mɪˈzʊər i, -ˈzʊər ə /

noun

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Missouris,

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Missouri

1. a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Jefferson City. MO (for use with zip code), Mo.

2. a river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2,723 miles (4,382 km) long.

3. a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe.

idioms

1. from Missouri, unwilling to accept something without proof; skeptical.

   I'm from Missouri—you'll have to show me that you're right.

Missouri British / mɪˈzʊərɪ /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Mo. MO. 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)

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Missouri Cultural

1. State in the central United States bordered by Iowa to the north; Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the east; Arkansas to the south; and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. Its capital is Jefferson City, and its largest city is St. Louis.

Missouri More Idioms

1. see from Missouri.

Other Word Forms

• Missourian adjective

Example Sentences

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In 2010, Kings of Leon were forced to cut short a performance in St Louis, Missouri, after a flock of pigeons nestling above the stage took a dislike to their act.

From BBC

The 23rd edition of the Missouri festival proved an invigorating celebration of the art of nonfiction filmmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was also the training director at Investigative Reporters and Editors, an organization based at the University of Missouri.

From The Wall Street Journal

For four days each year, it transforms this college town in the middle of Missouri into a fantasy land for lovers of nonfiction cinema, the art form this festival was founded to champion.

From The Wall Street Journal

The proposed Western Gateway Pipeline from Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan would deliver gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Arizona and California from as fast east as Missouri by 2029.

From Los Angeles Times

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