MISSOURI RIVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Missouri River mean? • MISSOURI RIVER (noun)
The noun MISSOURI RIVER has 1 sense:
1. the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
Familiarity information: MISSOURI RIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MISSOURI RIVER (noun)
Meaning:
The longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Missouri River; Missouri
Context example:
The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Missouri River" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
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