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English noun: Missouri | |||
| 1. | Missouri (location) 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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | American state | ||
| Part holonym | Cape Girardeau, capital of Missouri, Columbia, Gateway to the West, Hannibal, Independence, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Osage, Osage River, Poplar Bluff, Saint Francis, Saint Francis River, Saint Joseph, Saint Louis, Sedalia, Springfield, St. Francis, St. Francis River, St. Joseph, St. Louis, White, White River | ||
| Part meronym | America, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| Member meronym | Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South | ||
| 2. | Missouri (object) the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis | ||
| Samples | The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world. | ||
| Synonyms | Missouri River | ||
| Instance hypernym | river | ||
| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| 3. | Missouri (person) a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Siouan, Sioux | ||
| 4. | Missouri (communication) a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Chiwere | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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