Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With more than six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the country. The state is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. Missouri is also a major center of beer brewing; Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world.
About Missouri in brief
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With more than six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia. The state is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri’s eastern border. Missouri is also a major center of beer brewing; Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world. Missouri wine is produced in the Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks. Missouri has been called the \”Mother of the West\” and the \”Cave State\”, but its most famous nickname is the \”Show Me State\”. Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail and California Trail all began in Missouri. Well-known Missourians include Chuck Berry, Sheryl Crow, Walt Disney, Edwin Hubble, Nelly, Brad Pitt, Harry S. Truman, and Mark Twain. Missouri’s alcohol laws are among the most permissive in the U.S. The musical styles of ragtime,Kansas City jazz and St. Louis blues developed in Missouri and can be found across the state.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business. Some of the largest companies based in the state include Cerner, Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, H&R Block, Wells Fargo Advisors, Centene Corporation, and O’Reilly Auto Parts. The name Missouri comes from a Siouan language spoken by people who resided in the modern day states of Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska & South Dakota. The most present-day pronunciations among the natives, among the present natives, are Chiwerea, Sunni, and Sunni-Maya, which translates to ‘Missouri’ and ‘Maya’ The state’s name is derived from the Siouans, who lived in what is now Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota in the 16th and 17th centuries. The current state motto is ‘The State of Missouri’ which means ‘The Show Me State’ and is a reference to the Missouri River and the state’s history as a border state. It is said they were called the ouemessourita, meaning ‘those who have dugout canoes’ by the Miami-Illinois language speakers, by theSiouan-language tribe. The first translations of the name Missouri were deriving from the language, it would translate to ‘It connects to the side of it, as it connects the river itself’
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