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Missouri
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English
thumb|240px|Flag of Missouri
region Q1581 en Location of the state of Missouri in the United States
Etymology
From a en fr - adaptation of en mia wimihsoorita the people who have dugout canoes, a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.
Pronunciation
en /mɪˈzʊɹi/ /mɪˈzɜɹi/<a:nurse merger> /mə-/ GenAm
en /mɪˈzʊɹi/ /mɪˈzɜɹi/ /mɪˈzɜɹə/ /mə-/ Missouri see Missouri#Etymology and pronunciation Wikipedia
en en-us-Missouri.ogg GenAm
en en-us-Missouri-2.ogg US
en /mɪˈzʊəɹi/ /mɪˈzɔːɹi/ RP
mĭzo͝orē mĭzûrē mĭzôrē
en ʊəɹi 3
en Mis sou ri
Proper noun
en Q1581en state in the Midwestern region of the c/US Jefferson City Kansas City.
en Mo. MO
en Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/17/politics/dark-money-fga-ashcroft-invs/index.html 2024-03-17 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 financial firms. https://web.archive.org/web/20260623083134/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/17/politics/dark-money-fga-ashcroft-invs/index.html 23 June 2026
en Q5419en with the en The longest <<river>> in North America, rising in the <<range/Rocky Mountains>> of western <<s/Montana>> and flowing roughly southeast over 2,300 miles through <<s/North Dakota,South Dakota,Nebraska,Iowa,Kansas,Missouri>>, before joining the <<river/Mississippi>> at St. Louis + + River.
en Big Muddy Missouri River informal
An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
en Missouria
en historical en A massive <<former territory>> (1812–1821) of the <<c/US>>, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.
en.
Usage notes
The pronunciation of Missouri has been variable and debated since the 1600s. See Missouri#Etymology and pronunciation Wikipedia for more.
Derived terms
en from Missouri Little Missouri Misery Missouran Missouria Missourian Missourianism Missouri canary Missouri City Missouri currant Missouri evening primrose Missouri Fox Trotter Missouri French Missouri gooseberry Missouri gourd Missouri grape Missouri mule Missouri primrose Missouri River Missouri Sucker missourite Missourite Missouri toothpick MO
Descendants
nv Mizóowii Hahoodzo 1
Translations
US state
Arabic: ar مِيزُورِي m
Armenian: hy Միսսուրի
Bulgarian: bg Мису́ри
Cherokee: chr ᎻᏑᎵ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 密蘇里//密苏里 Mìsūlǐ
Czech: cs Missouri
Danish: da Missouri
Dutch: nl Missouri
Esperanto: eo Misurio
Finnish: fi Missouri
French: fr Missouri
Galician: gl Misuri m
Georgian: ka მისური
German: de Missuri n, de Missouri n
Greek: el Μιζούρι
Hebrew: he מיזורי mizúri
Hindi: hi मिसौरी, hi मिसूरी, hi मिज़ूरी
Indonesian: id Missouri
Italian: it Missouri
Japanese: ja ミズーリ Mizūri, ja ミズーリ州 Mizūri-shū
Khmer: km មីស៊ូរី
Korean: ko ^미주리 주, ko ^미주리
Lao: lo ມິດຊູຣີ, lo ມິສສູຣິ
Latvian: lv Misūri
Limburgish: li Missouri
Lithuanian: lt Misūris
Macedonian: mk Мису́ри n
Navajo: nv Dzígaii Chʼíńlį́ Hahoodzo
Norwegian: no Missouri
Persian: fa میزوری mizuri
Polish: pl Missouri n
Portuguese: pt Missouri
Russian: ru Миссу́ри m
Samogitian: sgs Mėsūrės
Spanish: es Misuri
Swedish: sv Missouri
Thai: th มิสซูรี
Turkish: tr Missouri
Ukrainian: uk Міссу́рі m
Urdu: ur مسوری
Vietnamese: vi Mít-xu-ri
Yiddish: yi מיזורי
river
Bulgarian: bg Мису́ри
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 密蘇里河 Mìsūlǐ-hé
Czech: cs Missouri
Dutch: nl Missouri
Esperanto: eo Misuro
Finnish: fi Missouri, fi Missouri-joki
French: fr Missouri
Georgian: ka მისური
German: de Missuri, de Missouri
Japanese: ja ミズーリ川 Mizūri-gawá, ja ミズーリ Mizūri
Lao: lo ແມ່ນ້ຳມິດຊູຣີ, lo ແມ່ນ້ຳມິສສູຣິ
Macedonian: mk Мису́ри n
Pawnee: paw Kícpaarukstiʾ
Polish: pl Missouri f
Portuguese: pt Missouri m
Russian: ru Миссу́ри f
Swedish: sv Missourifloden
Thai: th แม่น้ำมิสซูรี, th มิสซูรี
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Missouri is the 44576th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 482 individuals. Missouri is most common among Black/African-American (84.44%) individuals.
See also
en Native American tribes
Catalan
ca:
thumb|right|Missouri
Etymology
ca fr Missouri, from ca mia wimihsoorita the people who have dugout canoes.
Pronunciation
[ou:u]
Noun
m
ca Missouri Q1581
Related terms
ca riu Missouri
Danish
da:
Etymology
Borrowed from da en Missouri.
Proper noun
da proper noun genitive Missouris
da Missouri Q1581
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi en Missouri.
Pronunciation
mis(:)uuri ^
Proper noun
fi Missouri Q1581
Declension
sg Missour a
Derived terms
fi compounds missourinkorvayökkö
French
fr:
Etymology
fr :bor mia:wimihsoorita
fr mia wimihsoorita.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Missouri.oga
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Missouri.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Missouri Q1581
German
de:
Etymology
de :bor en:Missouri
From de en Missouri.
Pronunciation
de /mɪˈsuːʁi/ spelling-based
de De-Missouri.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /mɪˈsuːɹi/ /-ˈzuːʁi/ /-ˈzuːɹi/ /-ˈzœ(ː)ɹi/
de De-Missouri2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) approaching English; the last form is rare
Proper noun
toponym
de Missouri Q1581
Proper noun
m.article
de Missouri Q5419 1
Italian
it:
Alternative forms
it Missuri archaic
Etymology
it :bor en:Missouri
it en Missouri.
Pronunciation
Missùri
Proper noun
m
it Missouri Q5419 1
it Missouri Q1581
Polish
pl:
region Q1581 Missouri
Etymology
pl en Missouri, from a pl fr - adaptation of pl mia wimihsoorita the people who have dugout canoes, a term for the inhabitants of the area around the Missouri River.
Pronunciation
mizuri LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Missouri.wav Mi.ssou.ri
Proper noun
n yes
pl Missouri Q1581
pl pieczęć Missouri seal of Missouri
pl Wyprowadził się z Missouri w zeszłym roku. He moved from Missouri last year.
Proper noun
f yes
pl Missouri Q5419 1
pl zakole Missouri a bend in the Missouri River
pl Choć Missouri jest dłuższa od Mississippi, to jednak przyjęto historycznie, że jest jej dopływem, a nie odwrotnie. Although the Missouri is longer than the Mississippi, it has historically been assumed that it is its tributary, not the other way around.
Derived terms
pl nouns Missouryjczyk
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Missouri + 1
Pronunciation
Mizúri,Missúri Missúri
pt uɾi 3
Proper noun
m missuriano
pt Missouri Q1581
pt Missouri Q5419 1
See also
Slovak
sk:
Pronunciation
misuri
mizuri
Proper noun
n
sk Missouri Q1581
References