missouri

«missouri» in Mova's school dictionary: a state in the middle of the USA — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (Missouri) (a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Missouri is a state in the middle of the USA. tree →

2) (a name) The Missouri River is the longest river in North America; it flows into the Mississippi. tree →

3) The Missouri are also a Native American people the state is named after. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in US geography lessons and in history about explorers Lewis and Clark. «Show-Me State» is its nickname.

examples

• Missouri is in the middle of the United States. tree →
• The Missouri River joins the Mississippi near St Louis. tree →
• Lewis and Clark travelled up the Missouri. tree →
• Kansas City is partly in Missouri. tree →
• Mark Twain grew up in Missouri. tree →
• The Missouri is longer than the Mississippi. tree →

note

A name, so capital M. Say «mi-ZOOR-ee» or «mi-ZOOR-uh». Many people think the Mississippi is longest, but the Missouri is slightly longer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «missouri» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.