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Arkansas
AH-kuhn-saw
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1
A state in the south-central United States, capital Little Rock.
"They drove through Arkansas on their way to Texas."
2
A major river that flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas before joining the Mississippi.
"The Arkansas River begins in the Rocky Mountains."
How to Use Arkansas
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA US state, or the river it and several other states are named after.
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Etymology
From French Arcansas, referring to a Siouan people (likely ancestors of the Quapaw) living along the river.