ALL meanings of missouri
Mis·sour·i
M m - noun plural missouri a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo. 1
- noun plural missouri a river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2723 miles (4382 km) long. 1
- noun plural missouri a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe. 1
- idioms missouri from Missouri, Informal. unwilling to accept something without proof; skeptical: I'm from Missouri—you'll have to show me that you're right. 1
- noun missouri US state 1
- noun missouri North American river 1
- noun missouri a state of the central US: consists of rolling prairies in the north, the Ozark Mountains in the south, and part of the Mississippi flood plain in the southeast, with the Mississippi forming the E border; chief US producer of lead and barytes. Capital: Jefferson City. Pop: 5 704 484 (2003 est). Area: 178 699 sq km (68 995 sq miles) 0
- noun missouri a river in the W and central US, rising in SW Montana: flows north, east, and southeast to join the Mississippi above St Louis; the longest river in North America; chief tributary of the Mississippi. Length: 3970 km (2466 miles) 0
- noun missouri a member of a North American Indian people formerly living on the Missouri River in Nebraska and, later, in Oklahoma 0
- noun missouri the Siouan language of this people 0
- noun missouri river in WC U.S., flowing from SW Mont. southeast into the Mississippi: 2,714 mi (4,368 km) 0
- noun missouri Midwestern state of the central U.S.: admitted, 1821; 68,886 sq mi (178,414 sq km); pop. 5,595,000; cap. Jefferson City 0