Main entry: Missouri
Definition: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri
Main entry: Missouri, MO, Show Me State
Definition: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
Main entry: Missouri, Missouri River
Definition: the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
Usage: The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world
Main entry: Missouri
Definition: a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri