Missouri

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Missouri

/mɪˈzʊɹi/ US
/mɪˈzɜɹi/ US
/mə-/ US
/mɪˈzʊɹi/
/mɪˈzɜɹi/
/mɪˈzɜɹə/
/mə-/
/mɪˈzʊəɹi/ UK
/mɪˈzɔːɹi/ UK

Rhymes with -ʊəɹi

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City. 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 fina
Similar: Mo., MO
with the 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.
Similar: Big Muddy, Missouri River
An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
Similar: Missouria
historical A massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: missouri river, mo, mizzou, missourah, kansas, arkansas, mississippi, texas, illinois, nebraska, indiana, kentucky, maryville, ohio, iowa, tennessee

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Every language

name US state

Español	Misuri
한국어	미주리 주 Mijuri ju, 미주리 Mijuri
日本語	ミズーリ Mizūri, ミズーリ州 Mizūri-shū
中文	密蘇里 /密苏里 Mìsūlǐ
हिन्दी	मिसौरी misaurī, मिसूरी misūrī, मिज़ूरी mizūrī
Português	Missouri
Français	Missouri
Deutsch	Missuri, Missouri
Italiano	Missouri
Ελληνικά	Μιζούρι Mizoúri
Русский	Миссу́ри Missúri
Tiếng Việt	Mít-xu-ri
العربية	مِيزُورِي mīzūrī
עברית	מיזורי mizúri

name river

日本語	ミズーリ川 Mizūri-gawá, ミズーリ Mizūri
中文	密蘇里河 Mìsūlǐ-hé
Português	Missouri
Français	Missouri
Deutsch	Missuri, Missouri
Русский	Миссу́ри Missúri

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"Missouri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/missouri. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Missouri. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/missouri

Chicago

"Missouri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/missouri.

BibTeX

@misc{missouri_2026,
  title = {Missouri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/missouri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}