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Missouri
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1
A U.S. state in the Midwest, capital Jefferson City.
"Missouri is known as the "Show-Me State.""
2
A major river that joins the Mississippi at St. Louis.
"The Missouri River begins in the Rocky Mountains."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe U.S. state or the river that flows through it and joins the Mississippi.
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Etymology
From a French rendering of a Native American word referring to people who used dugout canoes.