Definition of Saint Francis River

1. Noun. A tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas.

Exact synonyms: Saint Francis, St. Francis, St. Francis River
Group relationships: Ar, Arkansas, Land Of Opportunity, Missouri, Mo, Show Me State
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Francis River

Saint Cloud
Saint Crispin
Saint David
Saint David's Day
Saint Denis
Saint Dominic
Saint Edward the Confessor
Saint Edward the Martyr
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
Saint Elmo's fire
Saint Elmo's fires
Saint Elmo's light
Saint Emilion
Saint Eustatius
Saint Francis
Saint Francis River (current term)
Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Gallen
Saint George
Saint Gregory I
Saint Helena
Saint Helenian
Saint Helenians
Saint Helier
Saint Ignatius
Saint Ignatius' itch
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James
Saint James the Apostle

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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