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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Mis•sour•i (mi zŏŏr′ē, -zŏŏr′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sour•is, (esp. collectively) -sour•i for 3.- Place Namesa state in the central United States. 4,917,444;
69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Cap.: Jefferson City. Abbr.: MO (for use with zip code), Mo. - Place Namesa river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2723 mi. (4382 km) long.
- a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe.
- Idioms, Informal Termsfrom Missouri, [Informal.]unwilling to accept something without proof;
skeptical:I'm from Missouri--you'll have to show me that you're right.
Mis•sour′i•an, adj., n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Missouri /mɪˈzʊərɪ/ n - 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, (with zip code) MO - 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)
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