Arkansas

American  

[ahr-kuhn-saw, ar-kan-zuhs] / ˈɑr kənˌsɔ, ærˈkæn zəs /

noun

1. state in the south central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Little Rock. AR (for use with zip code), Ark.

2. a river flowing east and southeast from central Colorado into the Mississippi in southeastern Arkansas. 1,450 miles (2,335 km) long.

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Arkansas British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: Ark..   AR.  a state of the southern US: mountainous in the north and west, with the alluvial plain of the Mississippi in the east; has the only diamond mine in the US; the chief US producer of bauxite. Capital: Little Rock. Pop: 2 725 714 (2003 est). Area: 134 537 sq km (51 945 sq miles)

2. a river in the S central US, rising in central Colorado and flowing east and southeast to join the Mississippi in Arkansas. Length: 2335 km (1450 miles)

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Arkansas Cultural  

1. State in the south-central United States bordered by Missouri to the north, the Mississippi River to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its capital and largest city is Little Rock.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• Arkansan noun
• Arkansian noun

Example Sentences

He began writing about business at the Petersburg Pilot in Petersburg, Alaska, and has also written for the New York Times, Quartz, footnoted.com, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and other publications.

From The Wall Street Journal

Active cases now rage in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, with past cases in many more states.

From The Wall Street Journal

Legendary basketball coach John Calipari, now at the University of Arkansas, has lamented this new trend of older players staying in college sports for so many years.

From MarketWatch

He began his career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal

To create truly universal programs, states can remove enrollment caps and fund ESAs outside of annual appropriations, following the example of Arizona and Arkansas.

From The Wall Street Journal