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): /mɨˈzɝi/
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Audio (GenAm) (file) - (Southern US) IPA(key): /məˈzɝə/ or as in GenAm
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Audio (Southern US) (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.
Usage notes[edit]
- There is much dispute over the "correct" pronunciation of Missouri (half the state says /mɨˈzɝi/, half says /məˈzɝə/). Both are acceptable.
Synonyms[edit]
- (river): Big Muddy
Derived terms[edit]
- from Missouri
- Missourian/Missouran
- Missouri canary
- Missouri currant
- Missouri gooseberry
- Missouri gourd
- Missouri primrose
- Missouri sucker
- Missourite
- Missouri toothpick
- MO
Translations[edit]
US state
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river
See also[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Missouri m
- Missouri (US state)
