Missouri
pronunciation
How to pronounce Missouri in British English:
UK [mɪˈzʊəri]
How to pronounce Missouri in American English:
US [məˈzʊri]
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- 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
- 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 people
Word Origin
- Missouri
- originally a name for a group of native peoples among Chiwere (Siouan) tribes, from an Algonquian word recorded c. 1700, literally "people of the big canoes." The expression I'm from Missouri, you'll have to show me is attested from at least c. 1880. Related: Missourian.
Example
- 1. Missouri will hold a referendum in august on the matter .
- 2. The reverberations will be felt beyond missouri .
- 3. In missouri , you can even eat in a cave .
- 4. In missouri , protesters were arrested at a town hall .
- 5. The vegetarian world is buzzing about the breakthrough in missouri .