Missouri en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /mə-/ (General-American)
- /mɪˈzʊɹ.i/ (General-American)
- /mɪˈzʊəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- (General-American) audio
- /mɪˈzɔːɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /mɪˈzɝ.ə/ (General-American)
- /mɪˈzɝ.i/ (General-American)
Etymology
From a French adaptation of Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”), a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.
Meanings
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A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft jumped into the state’s gubernatorial race last year, the Republican vowed to tackle a slew of culture war issues, promising to fight the “woke politics” of “left-wing” banks and touting how he used his position to enact a regulation targeting those financial firms.
2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN:
- (with the) The longest river in North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, before joining the Mississippi at St. Louis.
- An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
- (historical) A massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.
- A surname.
Deriveds
Missouri primrose · Missouri currant · Missouri evening primrose · Missourian · Missourianism · Missouria · missourite · Missouri City · Missouri French · MO · Missouran · Missouri mule · Missouri Sucker · Missouri Fox Trotter · Missouri gooseberry · Missouri canary · Missouri grape · Missouri River · Missourite · Misery · Little Missouri · Missouri gourd · Missouri toothpick
Descendants
Synonyms
Mo. · MO · Big Muddy · Missouri River · Missouria
Translations (71)
es Misuri (US state) · de Missuri (river) · nl Missouri (US state) · de Missouri (river) · id Missouri (US state) · ko 미주리 주 (US state) · ka მისური (US state) · ja ミズーリ (US state) · sgs Mėsūrės (US state) · bg Мису́ри (river) · cmn 密蘇里 /密苏里 (US state) · hi मिसौरी (US state) · th มิสซูรี (US state) · fi Missouri (US state) · nv Dzígaii Chʼíńlį́ Hahoodzo (US state) · ru Миссу́ри (river) · tr Missouri (US state) · th แม่น้ำมิสซูรี (river) · de Missuri (US state) · nl Missouri (river) · ko 미주리 (US state) · sv Missouri (US state) · li Missouri (US state) · gl Misuri (US state) · ja ミズーリ川 (river) · hy Միսսուրի (US state) · pl Missouri (river) · hi मिसूरी (US state) · pt Missouri (river) · mk Мису́ри (river) · fr Missouri (river) · it Missouri (US state) · th มิสซูรี (river) · cmn 密蘇里河 (river) · lo ມິສສູຣິ (US state) · cs Missouri (river) · no Missouri (US state) · ar مِيزُورِي (US state) · mk Мису́ри (US state) · uk Міссу́рі (US state) · chr ᎻᏑᎵ (US state) · ur مسوری (US state) · fa میزوری (US state) · eo Misurio (US state) · lo ແມ່ນ້ຳມິສສູຣິ (river) · ja ミズーリ州 (US state) · lo ມິດຊູຣີ (US state) · sv Missourifloden (river) · da Missouri (US state) · hi मिज़ूरी (US state) · lt Misūris (US state) · km មីស៊ូរី (US state) · el Μιζούρι (US state) · pl Missouri (US state) · cs Missouri (US state) · yi מיזורי (US state) · ka მისური (river) · bg Мису́ри (US state) · pt Missouri (US state) · eo Misuro (river) · paw Kícpaarukstiʾ (river) · he מיזורי (US state) · fr Missouri (US state) · de Missouri (US state) · fi Missouri-joki (river) · fi Missouri (river) · lv Misūri (US state) · ru Миссу́ри (US state) · vi Mít-xu-ri (US state) · lo ແມ່ນ້ຳມິດຊູຣີ (river) · ja ミズーリ (river)