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Missouri vs Arkansas - What's the difference?

missouri | arkansas |

As proper nouns the difference between missouri and arkansas

is that missouri is a capital jefferson city; largest city: kansas city: postal abbreviation: mo while arkansas is a state of the united states of america postal code: ar, capital: little rock.

missouri

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A (USstate) Capital Jefferson City; largest city: Kansas City: Postal abbreviation: MO
  • The longest river in the United States, flowing from Montana to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis.
  • A Native American tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
  • (historical) An organized territory in the United States during the nineteenth century.
  • Usage notes

    * There is much dispute over the "correct" pronunciation of Missouri (half the state says ). Both are acceptable.

    Synonyms

    * (river) Big Muddy

    Derived terms

    * from Missouri * Missourian/Missouran * Missouri canary * Missouri currant * Missouri gooseberry * Missouri gourd * Missouri primrose * Missouri sucker * Missourite * Missouri toothpick * MO

    See also

    * Missouri ----

    arkansas

    Alternative forms

    * Arkansaw

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A state of the United States of America. Postal code: AR, capital: Little Rock.
  • Usage notes

    * The pronunciation of the name of the state of Arkansas with a silent final s was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute arose between the state's two US senators, one of whom favored is still common, especially in Kansas, as a pronunciation of the name of the river.

    Derived terms

    * AR * Arkansan * Arkansasan * Arkansasian * Arkie * Arkansawyer

    See also

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    Anagrams

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