Missouri

English

Map of US highlighting Missouri

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /mɪˈzɝ.i/, /məˈzɝ.ə/ (see Wikipedia)
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Proper noun

Missouri

  1. A state in the United States.
  2. The longest river in the United States, flowing from Montana to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis.
  3. A Native American tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
  4. (historical) An organized territory in the United States during the nineteenth century.

Synonyms

Usage notes

  • The pronunciation of Missouri has been variable and debated since the 1600s. See Wikipedia for more.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Place names in Missouri

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Proper noun

Missouri (genitive Missouris)

  1. Missouri

Finnish

Etymology

From English Missouri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmisːuːri/, [ˈmis̠ːuːri]
  • IPA(key): /ˈmisːou̯ri/, [ˈmis̠ːo̞u̯ri]
  • Hyphenation: Mis‧sou‧ri

Proper noun

Missouri

  1. Missouri (state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Missouri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Missouri
genitive Missourin
partitive Missouria
illative Missouriin
singular plural
nominative Missouri
accusative nom. Missouri
gen. Missourin
genitive Missourin
partitive Missouria
inessive Missourissa
elative Missourista
illative Missouriin
adessive Missourilla
ablative Missourilta
allative Missourille
essive Missourina
translative Missouriksi
instructive
abessive Missouritta
comitative

Italian

Etymology

From English Missouri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /misˈsu.ri/

Proper noun

Missouri m

  1. Missouri (a river in the United States)
  2. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Proper noun

Missouri m inan (indeclinable)

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Missouri f (indeclinable)

  1. Missouri (a river in the United States)

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ˈzu.ɾi/

Proper noun

Missouri m

  1. Missouri (a state of the United States)
  2. Missouri (a river in the United States)
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