Meanings
- A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
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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 - 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.
Synonyms: Big Muddy, Missouri River
- An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
Synonyms: Missouria
- historicalA massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
proper nounThe 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.
proper nounAn indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Miamiwimihsoorita“the people who have dugout canoes”
- EnglishMissouri
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مِيزُورِي
- مِيزُورِي (mīzūrī)US state
Bulgarian Мису́ри, Мису́ри
- Мису́ри (Misúri)US state
- Мису́ри (Misúri)river
Chinese Mandarin 密蘇里 /密苏里, 密蘇里河
- 密蘇里 /密苏里 (Mìsūlǐ)US state
- 密蘇里河 (Mìsūlǐ-hé)river
Czech Missouri, Missouri
- MissouriUS state
- Missouririver
Danish Missouri
- MissouriUS state
Dutch Missouri, Missouri
- MissouriUS state
- Missouririver
Esperanto Misurio, Misuro
- MisurioUS state
- Misuroriver
Finnish Missouri, Missouri
- MissouriUS state
- Missouririver
- Missouri-jokiriver
French Missouri, Missouri
- MissouriUS state
- Missouririver
German Missuri, Missouri
- MissuriUS state
- MissouriUS state
- Missuririver
- Missouririver
Greek Μιζούρι
- Μιζούρι (Mizoúri)US state
Hebrew מיזורי
- מיזורי (mizúri)US state
Hindi मिसौरी, मिसूरी
- मिसौरी (misaurī)US state
- मिसूरी (misūrī)US state
- मिज़ूरी (mizūrī)US state
Indonesian Missouri
- MissouriUS state
Italian Missouri
- MissouriUS state
Japanese ミズーリ, ミズーリ州
- ミズーリ (Mizūri)US state
- ミズーリ州 (Mizūri-shū)US state
- ミズーリ川 (Mizūri-gawá)river
- ミズーリ (Mizūri)river
Korean 미주리 주, 미주리
- 미주리 주 (Mijuri ju)US state
- 미주리 (Mijuri)US state
Latvian Misūri
- MisūriUS state
Lithuanian Misūris
- MisūrisUS state
Norwegian Missouri
- MissouriUS state
Persian میزوری
- میزوری (mizuri)US state
Polish Missouri, Missouri
- MissouriUS state
- Missouririver
Portuguese Missouri, Missouri
- MissouriUS state
- Missouririver
Russian Миссу́ри, Миссу́ри
- Миссу́ри (Missúri)US state
- Миссу́ри (Missúri)river
Spanish Misuri
- MisuriUS state
Swedish Missouri, Missourifloden
- MissouriUS state
- Missouriflodenriver
Thai มิสซูรี, แม่น้ำมิสซูรี
- มิสซูรี (mít-suu-rîi)US state
- แม่น้ำมิสซูรีriver
- มิสซูรี (mít-suu-rîi)river
Turkish Missouri
- MissouriUS state
Ukrainian Міссу́рі
- Міссу́рі (Missúri)US state
Urdu مسوری
- مسوریUS state
Vietnamese Mít-xu-ri
- Mít-xu-riUS state
Yiddish מיזורי
- מיזורי (mizuri)US state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Missouri
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Missouri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Missouri
“Missouri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Missouri. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Missouri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Missouri.
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