Missouri

English

Map of US highlighting Missouri

Etymology

From a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.

Or from Miami mihsoori

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪˈzʊɹ.i/, /mɪˈzɝ.i/, /məˈzɝ.ə/ (see Wikipedia)
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈzʊəɹi/, /mɪˈzɔːɹi/

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• Rhymes: -ʊəɹi
• Hyphenation: Mis‧sou‧ri

Proper noun

Missouri

1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: St. Louis.
2. The longest river in the North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis.
3. An Indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.

   Synonym: Missouria

4. (historical) A massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.

Synonyms

• Mo.

Usage notes

• The pronunciation of Missouri has been variable and debated since the 1600s. See Wikipedia for more.

Synonyms

• (river): Big Muddy

Derived terms

Derived terms

• from Missouri
• Missourian/Missouran
• Missouri canary
• Missouri currant

• Missouri gooseberry
• Missouri gourd
• Missouri primrose
• Missouri sucker

• Missourite
• Missouri toothpick
• MO

Translations

US state

• Arabic: مِيزُورِي‎ m (mīzūrī)
• Armenian: Միսսուրի (Missuri)
• Bulgarian: Мису́ри (Misúri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密蘇里 (zh), 密苏里 (zh) (Mìsūlǐ)

• Czech: Missouri (cs)
• Danish: Missouri
• Dutch: Missouri (nl)
• Esperanto: Misurio
• Finnish: Missouri (fi)
• French: Missouri (fr)
• Galician: Misuri (gl) m
• Georgian: მისური (misuri)
• German: Missuri n, Missouri (de) n
• Greek: Μιζούρι (el) (Mizoúri)
• Hebrew: מיזורי‎ (mizúri)
• Hindi: मिसौरी (misaurī), मिसूरी (misūrī), मिज़ूरी (mizūrī)
• Indonesian: Missouri
• Italian: Missouri (it)
• Japanese: ミズーリ (Mizūri), ミズーリ州 (Mizūri-shū)

• Korean: 미주리 주 (Mijuri ju), 미주리 (Mijuri)
• Latvian: Misūri
• Limburgish: Missouri
• Lithuanian: Misūris
• Macedonian: Мису́ри n (Misúri)
• Navajo: Dzígaii Chʼíńlį́ Hahoodzo
• Norwegian: Missouri
• Persian: میزوری‎ (Mizuri)
• Polish: Missouri (pl) n
• Portuguese: Missouri (pt)
• Russian: Миссу́ри (ru) m (Missúri)
• Samogitian: Mėsūrės
• Spanish: Misuri (es)
• Swedish: Missouri (sv)
• Thai: มิสซูรี (mís-suu-rîi)
• Turkish: Missouri
• Ukrainian: Міссу́рі m (Missúri)
• Urdu: مسوری‎
• Yiddish: מיזורי‎ (mizuri)

river

• Bulgarian: Мису́ри (Misúri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密蘇里河 (zh), 密苏里河 (zh) (Mìsūlǐ-hé)

• Czech: Missouri (cs)
• Dutch: Missouri (nl)
• Esperanto: Misuro
• Finnish: Missouri (fi), Missouri-joki
• French: Missouri (fr)
• Georgian: მისური (misuri)

• German: Missuri, Missouri (de)
• Japanese: ミズーリ川 (Mizūri-gawá), ミズーリ (Mizūri)
• Macedonian: Мису́ри n (Misúri)
• Polish: Missouri (pl) f
• Portuguese: Missouri (pt) m
• Russian: Миссу́ри (ru) f (Missúri)
• Swedish: Missourifloden
• Thai: มิสซูรี (mís-suu-rîi)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Missouri

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Proper noun

Missouri (genitive Missouris)

1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Missouri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmisːuːri/, [ˈmis̠ːuːri]

Proper noun

Missouri

1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Missouri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Missouri	—
genitive		Missourin	—
partitive		Missouria	—
illative		Missouriin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Missouri	—
accusative	nom.	Missouri	—
	gen.	Missourin
genitive		Missourin	—
partitive		Missouria	—
inessive		Missourissa	—
elative		Missourista	—
illative		Missouriin	—
adessive		Missourilla	—
ablative		Missourilta	—
allative		Missourille	—
essive		Missourina	—
translative		Missouriksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Missouritta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of Missouri (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Missourini	Missourimme
2nd person	Missourisi	Missourinne
3rd person	Missourinsa

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈsuːʁi/ (spelling-based)
• IPA^(key): /mɪˈsuːɹi/, /-ˈzuːʁi/, /-ˈzuːɹi/, /-ˈzœ(ː)ɹi/ (approaching English; the last form is rare)

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Proper noun

Missouri n (genitive Missouris)

1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Missouri m (genitive Missouris)

1. Missouri (a river in the United States)

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Italian

Etymology

From English Missouri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈsu.ri/

Proper noun

Missouri m

1. Missouri (a river in the United States)
2. Missouri (a state of the United States)

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Polish

Etymology

From English Missouri, from a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲiˈzu.rʲi/

Proper noun

Missouri n (indeclinable)

1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Missouri f (indeclinable)

1. Missouri (a river in the United States)

Further reading

• Missouri in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Missouri in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈzu.ɾi/

Proper noun

Missouri m

1. Missouri (a state of the United States)
2. Missouri (a river in the United States)