missouri has definitions from the fields of linguistics,government,geography
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[ noun ] (government,geography) 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

Synonyms

mo Show_Me_State

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

The principal speaker will be Senator_Stuart_Symington , Democrat of Missouri .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

For further information , contact Small_Business_Administration_Regional_Offices in Atlanta , Ga. ; Boston , Mass. ; Chicago , Ill. ; Cleveland , Ohio ; Dallas , Tex. ; Denver , Colo. ; Detroit , Mich. ; Kansas_City , Mo. ; Los_Angeles , Calif. ; Minneapolis , Minn. ; New_York , N.Y. ; Philadelphia , Pa. ; Richmond , Va. ; San_Francisco , Calif. ; and Seattle , Wash. .

For further information , contact SBA_Regional Offices in Atlanta , Ga. ; Boston , Mass. ; Chicago , Ill. ; Cleveland , Ohio ; Dallas , Tex. ; Denver , Colo. ; Detroit , Mich. ; Kansas_City , Mo. ; Los_Angeles , Calif. ; Minneapolis , Minn. ; New_York , N.Y. ; Philadelphia , Pa. ; Richmond , Va. ; San_Francisco , Calif. ; and Seattle , Wash. .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Research at Fayette_, Missouri on oxidation ponds has shown that the BOD in the treated effluent varied from 30 to 53 mg / l with loadings from 8 to 120 lb BOD / day / acre .

With the development of the Red_Bridge_Subdivision south of Kansas_City , Missouri , the developer was faced with the problem of providing adequate sewage_disposal .

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[ noun ] (geography) the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis

Synonyms

Missouri_River

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

A river , wide as the Missouri , where it ran_by his place .

Related terms

river US

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[ noun ] a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri

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Sioux

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[ noun ] (linguistics) a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri people

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Chiwere

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