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