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Jefferson City

American  

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.


Jefferson City British  

noun

  1. a city in central Missouri, the state capital, on the Missouri River. Pop: 37 550 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Scholastic also agreed to sell its primary distribution facility in Jefferson City, Missouri to Fortress Investment Group for $95 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

AP writer Summer Ballentine in Jefferson City, Missouri, contributed to this story.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2023

The school’s Mr. Gutfeld and doctoral student Michal Haber led the effort, assisted by students and faculty from Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and former U.S. service members associated with American Veterans Archaeological Recovery.

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 2023

Last year, after another disappointing round of testifying in Jefferson City, the rabbi was sitting with a friend in the hallway of the Capitol, comforting a bunch of trans kids.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2023

The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City, I drilled in my head in case I’d get geography.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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