Missouri

[ mi-zoor-ee, -zoor-uh ]

noun

, plural Mis·sour·is, (especially collectively) Mis·sour·i

1. a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). : Jefferson City. : MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
2. a river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2,723 miles (4,382 km) long.
3. a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe.

Missouri

/ mɪˈzʊərɪ /

noun

1. a state of the central US: consists of rolling prairies in the north, the Ozark Mountains in the south, and part of the Mississippi flood plain in the southeast, with the Mississippi forming the E border; chief US producer of lead and barytes. Capital: Jefferson City. Pop: 5 704 484 (2003 est). Area: 178 699 sq km (68 995 sq miles) AbbreviationMowith zip codeMO
2. a river in the W and central US, rising in SW Montana: flows north, east, and southeast to join the Mississippi above St Louis; the longest river in North America; chief tributary of the Mississippi. Length: 3970 km (2466 miles)

Missouri

1. State in the central United States bordered by Iowa to the north; Illinois , Kentucky , and Tennessee to the east; Arkansas to the south; and Oklahoma , Kansas , and Nebraska to the west. Its capital is Jefferson City, and its largest city is St. Louis .

Other Words From

• Mis·souri·an adjective noun

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. from Missouri, Informal. unwilling to accept something without proof; skeptical:

   I'm from Missouri—you'll have to show me that you're right.

More idioms and phrases containing Missouri

see from Missouri .

Example Sentences

Co., Missouri Corporation that manufactures plumbing products.

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Randy Reed Buick, Nissan, and Chevrolet Missouri-based car dealerships.

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Last week, Robert Wayne Holsey of Georgia and Paul Goodwin of Missouri were executed within just a few hours of each other.

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Not 90 seconds later, Brown lay shot to death in broad daylight in the middle of a Missouri street.

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At an important Ebola meeting on Capital Hill last week, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill was shocked to find it half-full.

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Within a week all Missouri will be ablaze, and the hottest place for Yankees in all Christendom.

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Tornadoes occurred in Alabama, Missouri and Illinois, accompanied with extensive damage to property.

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He is said to be making for Kirksville, where he expects to be joined by the guerrilla bands of northwestern Missouri.

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From there they plan to follow Milk River to the Missouri and catch a down-stream boat.

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They found that all fear that the enemy might be able to capture the towns along the Missouri had subsided.

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