Outline of Missouri - General Reference

General Reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Missouri
      • i/mɨˈzʊəri/, and by many residents /mɨˈzʊərə/
    • Official name: State of Missouri
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: MO
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-MO
      • Internet second-level domain: .mo.us
    • Nicknames
      • Bullion State
      • Cave State
      • Gateway State
      • Bellwether State
      • Lead State
      • Ozark State
      • Puke State (reported in 1881)
      • Sleepy State
      • Show-Me State (currently used on license plates)
  • Adjectival: Missouri
  • Demonym: Missourian

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