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Definition of Saint Francis River
1. Noun. A tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas.
Group relationships: Ar, Arkansas, Land Of Opportunity, Missouri, Mo, Show Me State
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Francis River
Literary usage of Saint Francis River
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Gazetteer of the United States of America ...: Including by William Darby, Theodore Dwight (1833)
"SAINT FRANCIS, river, of Mo. and Ark., composed of two branches, the eastern or
While Water, and the western or Saint Francis proper. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Some work has been done toward clearing the lower reaches of the Saint Francis
River. ... The Saint Francis River to Marked Tree, ..."
3. The Floods of the Mississippi River: Including an Account of Their Principal by William Starling (1897)
"... Saint Francis River, which debouches from the Ozark Hills, and makes its
entrance into the Mississippi through this plain. The latter is, therefore, ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"London, 1705, with an English translation and biographical notice). A select
edition vas published in 1804 by Desessarts. Saint Francis River. ..."
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