I. mə̇ˈzu̇rə, -zür-, -rē, -ri adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Missouri, state in the central U.S., from the Missouri river, from French, from Missouri (people)
: of or from the state of Missouri
a Missouri mule
: of the kind or style prevalent in Missouri : missourian
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- from missouri
II. noun
( plural missouri or missouris )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, from Illinois, literally, owners of big canoes
1.
a. : a Siouan people of the Missouri river valley, Missouri
b. : a member of such people
2. : a dialect of Chiwere