missouri
(noun)
noun
1. a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
Similar word(s): mo
Definition categories: location
2. the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
- The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world
Definition categories: object
3. a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri
Definition categories: person, siouan, sioux
4. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri
Definition categories: communication