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Mis·sour·i
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missouri compromise
an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′N, except for Missouri. -
osage
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma. -
confluence
The confluence of two rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river. -
jefferson city
a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River. -
kansas city
a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers. -
little missouri
a river in the NW United States, rising in NE Wyoming and flowing NE into the Missouri through N Dakota. 560 miles (900 km) long.