Missouri

English

A map of the US highlighting the state of 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): /mɪˈzʊɹ.i/, /mɪˈzɝ.i/, /mɪˈzɝ.ə/, /mə-/ (see Wikipedia)
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈzʊəɹi/, /mɪˈzɔːɹi/

• Audio (General American):

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• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ʊəɹi
• Hyphenation: Mis‧sou‧ri

Proper noun

Missouri

2. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
   • 2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

4. 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.
5. An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.

   Synonym: Missouria

6. (historical) A massive former territory (1812–1821) of the United States, comprising much of the Great Plains and Midwestern regions.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• Mo.
• MO

Synonyms

• (river): Big Muddy

Derived terms

• 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 Sucker
• missourite
• Missourite
• Missouri toothpick
• MO

Translations

US state

• Arabic: مِيزُورِي m (mīzūrī)
• Armenian: Միսսուրի (Missuri)
• Bulgarian: Мису́ри (Misúri)
• Cherokee: ᎻᏑᎵ (misuli)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密蘇里 / 密苏里 (zh) (Mìsūlǐ)

• Czech: Missouri (cs)
• Danish: Missouri
• Dutch: Missouri (nl)
• Esperanto: Misurio
• Finnish: Missouri (fi)
• French: Missouri (fr)
• Galician: Misuri (gl) m
• Georgian: მისური (misuri)
• German: Missuri n, Missouri (de) n
• Greek: Μιζούρι (el) (Mizoúri)
• Hebrew: מיזורי (he) (mizúri)
• Hindi: मिसौरी (misaurī), मिसूरी (misūrī), मिज़ूरी (mizūrī)
• Indonesian: Missouri
• Italian: Missouri (it)
• Japanese: ミズーリ (Mizūri), ミズーリ州 (Mizūri-shū)
• Khmer: មីស៊ូរី (miisuurii)
• Korean: 미주리 주 (Mijuri ju), 미주리 (Mijuri)
• Lao: ມິດຊູຣີ (mit sū rī), ມິສສູຣິ (mit sū ri)
• Latvian: Misūri
• Limburgish: Missouri
• Lithuanian: Misūris
• Macedonian: Мису́ри n (Misúri)
• Navajo: Dzígaii Chʼíńlį́ Hahoodzo
• Norwegian: Missouri
• Persian: میزوری (mizuri)
• Polish: Missouri (pl) n
• Portuguese: Missouri (pt)
• Russian: Миссу́ри (ru) m (Missúri)
• Samogitian: Mėsūrės
• Spanish: Misuri (es)
• Swedish: Missouri (sv)
• Thai: มิสซูรี (mít-suu-rîi)
• Turkish: Missouri
• Ukrainian: Міссу́рі m (Missúri)
• Urdu: مسوری
• Vietnamese: Mít-xu-ri
• Yiddish: מיזורי (mizuri)

river

• Bulgarian: Мису́ри (Misúri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密蘇里河 (zh) (Mìsūlǐ-hé)

• Czech: Missouri (cs)
• Dutch: Missouri (nl)
• Esperanto: Misuro
• Finnish: Missouri (fi), Missouri-joki
• French: Missouri (fr)
• Georgian: მისური (misuri)
• German: Missuri, Missouri (de)
• Japanese: ミズーリ川 (Mizūri-gawá), ミズーリ (Mizūri)
• Lao: ແມ່ນ້ຳມິດຊູຣີ (mǣ nam mit sū rī), ແມ່ນ້ຳມິສສູຣິ (mǣ nam mit sū ri)
• Macedonian: Мису́ри n (Misúri)
• Pawnee: Kícpaarukstiʾ
• Polish: Missouri (pl) f
• Portuguese: Missouri (pt) m
• Russian: Миссу́ри (ru) f (Missúri)
• Swedish: Missourifloden
• Thai: แม่น้ำมิสซูรี, มิสซูรี (mít-suu-rîi)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Missouri, from Miami wimihsoorita (“the people who have dugout canoes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [miˈsu.ɾi]

Noun

Missouri m (plural Missouris)

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Related terms

• riu Missouri

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Proper noun

Missouri (genitive Missouris)

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Missouri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmis(ː)uːri/, [ˈmis̠(ː)uːri]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmisːou̯ri/, [ˈmis̠ːo̞u̯ri]
• Rhymes: -isuːri

Proper noun

Missouri

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region 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	—
abessive		Missouritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Missouri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Missourini — accusative nom. Missourini — gen. Missourini genitive Missourini — partitive Missouriani — inessive Missourissani — elative Missouristani — illative Missouriini — adessive Missourillani — ablative Missouriltani — allative Missourilleni — essive Missourinani — translative Missourikseni — abessive Missourittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Missourisi — accusative nom. Missourisi — gen. Missourisi genitive Missourisi — partitive Missouriasi — inessive Missourissasi — elative Missouristasi — illative Missouriisi — adessive Missourillasi — ablative Missouriltasi — allative Missourillesi — essive Missourinasi — translative Missouriksesi — abessive Missourittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Missourimme — accusative nom. Missourimme — gen. Missourimme genitive Missourimme — partitive Missouriamme — inessive Missourissamme — elative Missouristamme — illative Missouriimme — adessive Missourillamme — ablative Missouriltamme — allative Missourillemme — essive Missourinamme — translative Missouriksemme — abessive Missourittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Missourinne — accusative nom. Missourinne — gen. Missourinne genitive Missourinne — partitive Missourianne — inessive Missourissanne — elative Missouristanne — illative Missouriinne — adessive Missourillanne — ablative Missouriltanne — allative Missourillenne — essive Missourinanne — translative Missouriksenne — abessive Missourittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Missourinsa — accusative nom. Missourinsa — gen. Missourinsa genitive Missourinsa — partitive Missouriaan Missouriansa — inessive Missourissaan Missourissansa — elative Missouristaan Missouristansa — illative Missouriinsa — adessive Missourillaan Missourillansa — ablative Missouriltaan Missouriltansa — allative Missourilleen Missourillensa — essive Missourinaan Missourinansa — translative Missourikseen Missouriksensa — abessive Missourittaan Missourittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• missourinkorvayökkö

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Miami wimihsoorita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.su.ʁi/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Missouri m

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈsuːʁi/ (spelling-based)

  • Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /mɪˈsuːɹi/, /-ˈzuːʁi/, /-ˈzuːɹi/, /-ˈzœ(ː)ɹi/ (approaching English; the last form is rare)

Proper noun

Missouri n (proper noun, genitive Missouris or (optionally with an article) Missouri)

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Proper noun

der Missouri m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Missouris)

1. Missouri, Missouri River (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)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈsu.ri/
• Rhymes: -uri

Proper noun

Missouri m

1. Missouri, Missouri River (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)
2. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Missouri, 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

• IPA^(key): /miˈzu.ri/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uri
• Syllabification: Mi‧ssou‧ri

Proper noun

Missouri n (indeclinable)

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Proper noun

Missouri f (indeclinable)

1. Missouri, Missouri River (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)

Further reading

• Missouri in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Missouri.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈzu.ɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈsu.ɾi/

Proper noun

Missouri m

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)
2. Missouri, Missouri River (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)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmisuri]
• IPA^(key): [ˈmizuri]

Proper noun

Missouri n

1. Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

References

• “Missouri”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025