Missouri
noun
a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Jefferson City. MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
Missouris
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pluralof Missouri.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Exactly what Lindell has been doing in "your Missouris" and "Alabamas" is unclear.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021
They received with due ceremony, in the little camp they had formed on their arrival, the calumet which the great chief of the Missouris presented to the Spanish commander.
From The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway by Buffalo Bill
On the 9th M. de Bourgmont dispatched five Missouris to acquaint the Othouez with his arrival at the Canzas.
From History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing by Le Page du Pratz
The expedition was now advancing into a region inhabited by several wandering tribes of Indians, chief of which were the Ottoes, Missouris, and Pawnees.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks
The old chief of the Missouris was called Eagle and was known as a war chief.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
