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

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Arkansas

That study found 1 in 4 adults tested positive for alpha-gal in the five worst-hit states — Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia, or more than 4 million people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

So, at the Arkansas Flag and Banner store, we decided on a smallish one that could fit in a circular base atop a newsroom cubicle.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Lockheed Martin is adding hundreds of workers in Arkansas to triple its output of much-needed Patriot interceptors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"That's really where the problems began," said Dr Shane Speights, dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It might have even been the highest in all of Arkansas.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine