missouri

/məzˈʊɹi/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

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
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”
a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri
a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri

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