Missouri

geographical name

Mis·​sou·​ri mə-ˈzu̇r-ē 

by some residents

mə-ˈzu̇r-ə 

1

river 2466 miles (3968 kilometers) long in the western U.S. flowing from southwestern Montana into the Mississippi River in eastern Missouri see three forks

Note: The waters that flow from the head of the Missouri to the mouth of the Mississippi form the longest stretch of river in North America 3877 miles (6238 kilometers).

2

state in the central U.S. having the Mississippi River forming its borders with Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; capital Jefferson City area 69,697 square miles (180,515 square kilometers), population 5,988,927

Missourian

mə-ˈzu̇r-ē-ən 

adjective or noun