释义 |
mis·sou·ri·an I. \-rēən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Missouri (state & people) + English -an 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Missouri 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Missourians 3. : of or relating to the subdivision of the Pennsylvanian geologic period between the Desmoinesian and the Virgilian — see geologic time table II. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized : a native or resident of Missouri |