missourian

British

/ mɪˈzʊərɪən /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Missouri

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adjective

of or relating to Missouri or its inhabitants

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Emerson does well when he puts him down as the representative man of mystery; and when he calls him the mastodon and missourian of literature, he will have the concurrence of all unbiased scholars.

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