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Missouri in British English
(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)
Abbreviation: Mo or (with zip code) MO2.
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 in American English
(mɪˈzuri, -ˈzurə)
nounWord forms: plural (for 3) -souris or esp collectively -souri
1.
a state in the central United States. 4,917,444; 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Cap.: Jefferson City
Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.2.
a river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2723 mi. (4382 km) long
3.
a member of a Native American tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe
4. See from Missouri
Derived forms
Missourian adjective or noun
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