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Missouri1 definition
Mis·souri (mi zo̵or′ē)
noun
- pl. Missouri -·ri a member of a North American Indian people formerly living on the Missouri River in Nebraska and, later, in Oklahoma
- the Siouan language of this people
Etymology: Fr, earlier ouemessourit < Illinois, lit., person who has a canoe
Missouri2 definition
Mis·souri (mi zo̵or′ē, -ə)
- river in WC U.S., flowing from SW Mont. southeast into the Mississippi: 2,714 mi (4,368 km)
- Midwestern state of the central U.S.: admitted, 1821; 68,886 sq mi (178,414 sq km); pop. 5,595,000; cap. Jefferson City: abbrev. MO or Mo
Etymology: < Missouri
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