Missouri
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Miami wimihsoorita ("the people who have dugout canoes"), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɪˈzɝ.i/, /məˈzɝ.ə/ (see Wikipedia)
Audio (GenAm) (file) Audio (GenAm) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri
- A state of the United States of America Capital Jefferson City; largest city: Kansas City: Postal abbreviation: MO
- The longest river in the United States, flowing from Montana to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis.
- A Native American tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
- (historical) An organized territory in the United States during the nineteenth century.
Synonyms[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- The pronunciation of Missouri has been variable and debated since the 1600s. See Wikipedia for more.
Synonyms[edit]
- (river): Big Muddy
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
US state
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river
See also[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Missouri.
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri (genitive Missouris)
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri m
- Missouri (a river in the United States)
- Missouri (a state of the United States)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Missouri.
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri m inan (indeclinable)
- Missouri (a state of the United States)
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri f (indeclinable)
- Missouri (a river in the United States)
Further reading[edit]
- Missouri in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Missouri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri m
- Missouri (a state of the United States)
- Missouri (a river in the United States)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Miami
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Missouri, USA
- en:Rivers in the United States of America
- en:States of the United States
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:States of the United States
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- it:Rivers
- it:States of the United States
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- pl:States of the United States
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Rivers
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- pt:States of the United States
- pt:Rivers