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 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 Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)A river , wide as the Missouri , where it ran_by his place . |
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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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[ noun ] (linguistics) a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri people
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